“Why should I forgive
you?
Your children have forsaken me
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes. Jeremiah 5:7
and sworn by gods that are not gods.
I supplied all their needs,
yet they committed adultery
and thronged to the houses of prostitutes. Jeremiah 5:7
There’s
really no good reason God should forgive us.
Look at our record of lying, false prophesy, worshiping other gods,
seeking harm to others, trapping people, deceit, seeking power, not looking out
for the poor, unfaithfulness.
God does
punish us with the hope that we will see the error of our ways, repent and
humbly turn away from our sins.
In the end,
God waits for us to turn to Him asking for forgiveness and, guess what, He
offers it…every time. Why? We always seem to gravitate back towards sin
again and again.
The only
good answer to why God should forgive us is…He loves us. Parents get mad at their children, then their
children do something kind and repair the damage and just like that—all’s
forgiven. God still punishes us and it
hurts. That pain is meant to restore the
relationship and unfortunately, only pain seems to get our attention.