Hearts Are Humbled
Leviticus 26:41
which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies-then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin,
This comes a few verses after yesterday's, which described eloquently the fearful hearts after God scattered the people. There is good news on the far horizon, though it doesn't exactly come out in this one verse. The previous verse begins, "if they will confess their sins..." Always a good beginning. Confess the treachery and hostility toward God that caused the trouble.
Then the wild, unpruned hearts turn humble, and restitution is made. Finally, God remembers the land. He never meant to destroy them completely. This is the good news, a shadow of the gospel to come. It's for all of us. He doesn't want to destroy us. The hard times are to tame our wild sinfulness and bring us to our knees, where He restores us.
which made me hostile toward them so that I sent them into the land of their enemies-then when their uncircumcised hearts are humbled and they pay for their sin,
This comes a few verses after yesterday's, which described eloquently the fearful hearts after God scattered the people. There is good news on the far horizon, though it doesn't exactly come out in this one verse. The previous verse begins, "if they will confess their sins..." Always a good beginning. Confess the treachery and hostility toward God that caused the trouble.
Then the wild, unpruned hearts turn humble, and restitution is made. Finally, God remembers the land. He never meant to destroy them completely. This is the good news, a shadow of the gospel to come. It's for all of us. He doesn't want to destroy us. The hard times are to tame our wild sinfulness and bring us to our knees, where He restores us.
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