Message of the Day: A Choice

It hurts when someone you genuinely care about or love acts in a despicable manner. It hurts more when such a person keeps a distance, ignoring your warnings and appeals ... despite the looming doom on the path he or she has chosen. If possible, you would slap the person back to his or her senses, not out of despite but out of the burning desire of not wanting to see the person get destroyed. This is how, I believe, God feels whenever we rebel & go astray. As much as we read how he treats Pharaoh in the book of Exodus, God literally warned pharaoh 10 times (10 plagues) but Pharaoh wouldn't listen. God did not harden pharaoh's heart to show off His powers, He only allowed pharaoh's heart (which was already stubborn) to be hardened, after his refusal to listen. God took no pleasure in the destruction of the Egyptians ... they too were also His creation, He only respected their choice ( to abuse their free will ), thus allowing them to go down the path of destruction....