CHOICE EXCERPTS
The scars and infirmities of God's children!
"I will spare them as a father spares an
obedient and dutiful child." Malachi 3:17
God will bear with many infirmities in His children.
A father bears much with a child he loves. We often
grieve the Spirit, and abuse His kindness. God will
pass by much disobedience in His children.
"He has not seen iniquity in Jacob." Numbers 23:21
God's love does not make Him blind. He sees sin in
His people—but not with an eye of revenge. He see
their sins with an eye of pity. He sees sin in His children
as a physician sees a disease in his patient. He has not
seen iniquity in Jacob, so as to destroy him. God may
use the rod (2 Samuel 7:14), not the scorpion. O how
much is God willing to pass by in His children—because
they are His children!
God takes notice of the good that is in His children—and
passes by the infirmity. God does quite contrary to us.
We often take notice of the evil that is in others and
overlook the good. Our eye is upon the flaws of others.
But God takes notice of the good that is in His children.
God sees their faith—and winks at their failings! "Sarah
obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord." The Holy Spirit does
not mention her unbelief and laughing at the promise—
but takes notice of the good in her. God puts his finger
upon the scars and infirmities of His children!
How much did God wink at, in Israel His firstborn!
Israel often provoked Him with their murmurings—
but God answered their murmurings with mercies.
He spared them—as a father spares his son.
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The scars and infirmities of God's children!
"I will spare them as a father spares an
obedient and dutiful child." Malachi 3:17
God will bear with many infirmities in His children.
A father bears much with a child he loves. We often
grieve the Spirit, and abuse His kindness. God will
pass by much disobedience in His children.
"He has not seen iniquity in Jacob." Numbers 23:21
God's love does not make Him blind. He sees sin in
His people—but not with an eye of revenge. He see
their sins with an eye of pity. He sees sin in His children
as a physician sees a disease in his patient. He has not
seen iniquity in Jacob, so as to destroy him. God may
use the rod (2 Samuel 7:14), not the scorpion. O how
much is God willing to pass by in His children—because
they are His children!
God takes notice of the good that is in His children—and
passes by the infirmity. God does quite contrary to us.
We often take notice of the evil that is in others and
overlook the good. Our eye is upon the flaws of others.
But God takes notice of the good that is in His children.
God sees their faith—and winks at their failings! "Sarah
obeyed Abraham, calling him Lord." The Holy Spirit does
not mention her unbelief and laughing at the promise—
but takes notice of the good in her. God puts his finger
upon the scars and infirmities of His children!
How much did God wink at, in Israel His firstborn!
Israel often provoked Him with their murmurings—
but God answered their murmurings with mercies.
He spared them—as a father spares his son.
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