I was reading through Jeremiah 3 today and came across verse 12…this verse stuck out to me because it shows just how merciful the God that we serve is. Once again Israel has given itself over to the worship of other gods, the true and living God compares Israel to an adultress wife (or a camel in heat in chapter 2), but God calls out to Israel with open arms…
“…O Israel, my faithless people,
come home to me again,
for I am merciful.
I will not be angry with you forever.”
The cool thing is, no matter how much we mess up, God is willing to take us back with open arms as well. He forgave us at His death, knowing that we would still screw up…a lot! Yet he still gave us the opportunity to be a part of his family and he still gives us mercy when we need it.