What No Other God Does

March 21

How is it that we as believers can transgress far beyond God’s law, yet He extends His promises and His comforts to us? Can we go too far? Can we cause Him so much disappointment in us that He will forever turn His back upon us and our prayers?

It would seem not. The ‘track record’ of our Heavenly Father is one of forgiveness and restoration. His policy is that He does not keep an account of our failures but looks continually for our hand reached out to Him. Each time we extend the soiled slate of our sins to Him, He wipes it clean and gives us a fresh start in Christ.

Though we laden ourselves with transgressions, though we focus ourselves on the world and its illicit pleasures, He receives us with open arms, He comforts us with words of grace, He draws us close to His Throne and invites us to come again as His beloved child unto that place where mercy dwells.

Nehemiah says in chapter nine, verse 17 of the book of scripture that bears his name, “You are a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.” Perhaps that one word distinguishes the God of the Bible from every false imitation. He does what no other god does. He loves—so He forgives and restores.