Let us look at some more pictures of God. Surely he is someone we want to know.
The lord, the lord. The compassionate and gracious God. Slow to anger. Abounding in love and faithfulness. Maintaining love to thousands. And forgiving wickedness. Rebellion and sin. Yet he does not leave the guilty unpunished.
Exodus 34:6, 7a
Come now. Let us reason together. Says the lord. Though your sins are like scarlet. They shall be as white as snow. Though they are red as crimson. They shall be like wool.
Isaiah 1:18
I. Even i. Am he who blots out your transgressions. For my own sake. And remembers your sins no more.
Isaiah 43:25
For this is what the lord says. He who created the heavens. He is God. He who fashioned and made the earth. He founded it. He did not create it to be empty. But formed it to be inhabited he says. I am the lord. And there is no other. Turn to me and be saved. All you ends of the earth. For i am God. And there is no other.
Isaiah 45:18,22
For this is what the high and lofty one says. He who lives forever. Whose name is holly. I live in a high and holy place. But also with him who is contrine and lowly in spirit. To retrieve the spirit of the lowly and to revive the heart of the contrite
Isaiah 57:15
The lord our God, the lord is one. Love the lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These are the commandments that i give you today are to be upon your hearts.
Deuteronomy 6:4-6
I will put my law in their minds. And write it on their hearts. I will be their God. And they will be my people.
Jeremiah 31:33
Let us bow our heads and say. Yes. God. We do love you. Help us to love you more. Write your laws in our hearts as you have promised. And we do thank you. Amen.
