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.
As much as it hurts, at some point, you can only stand by and watch those you care about walk their path and respect their decisions (despite all your love and effort) , even if it leads to their destruction.
In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, do you think God needed Abraham's permission to destroy that city? Do you think that Abraham could question or challenge God if He destroyed the city with Lot in it?
In the book of Exodus, do you actually think God needed up to 10 instances to successfully liberate the Israelites?
God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked i.e. a sinner (Ezekiel 18:23, 33:11). However, God will not force salvation down a person's throat.
It all comes down to the choice we make. (Deuteronomy 30:19)
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.
As much as it hurts, at some point, you can only stand by and watch those you care about walk their path and respect their decisions (despite all your love and effort) , even if it leads to their destruction.
In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, do you think God needed Abraham's permission to destroy that city? Do you think that Abraham could question or challenge God if He destroyed the city with Lot in it?
In the book of Exodus, do you actually think God needed up to 10 instances to successfully liberate the Israelites?
God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked i.e. a sinner (Ezekiel 18:23, 33:11). However, God will not force salvation down a person's throat.
It all comes down to the choice we make. (Deuteronomy 30:19)
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