DAILY READINGS: 1 Samuel 26-27; Isaiah 65; Romans 8:1-17
How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? How shall I deliver thee, Israel?
How shall I make thee as Admah? How shall I set thee as Zeboim?
Mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled
together. Hosea 11:8
What turmoil there was in the heart of God. He viewed His loved
people with their feet fast in the fett ers of sin aft er generations of
decadence and departure from God. His holinesss was aggrieved
yet He could not give them up or abandon them. How thankful we
are that His heart yearns for us in the same fashion. In spite of our
failures, His heart is with us and it is His desire to deliver us. We can
only say, “Amazing love, how can it be?” —Les Rainey
And can it be that I should gain, an interest in the Saviour’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain—for me, who Him to death pursued?—C. W.