But if from there you seek the LORD your God, you will find him if you
look for him with all your heart and with all your soul. When you are in
distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will
return to the LORD your God and obey him. For the LORD your God is a merciful
God...
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
Moses warned the people that if they worshiped other gods and
did not keep the covenant, they would
become captives of other nations. God
states that the reason is because He is a jealous God. The word for 'jealous'
in Hebrew includes the meaning of a white-hot fire.
God is passionate about
those He has chosen. He will bring into their lives whatever it will take to
turn them back to Him. He promises, in this passage, that if, from that place
of slavery, you will seek the LORD you will find Him. The condition is looking
for Him with all our heart and soul. That is why Israel went into captivity,
thinking satisfaction and fulfillment lay in God plus something else.
God allows distress to come into our lives to return us to Him.
Then we get a sense of the reality of life without Him and become desperate to
be in Him. That is when He will help us turn back to Him. Why? The LORD our God is a merciful God. Mercy
forgives and forgets and loves once again.
Amen!! Hallelujah!!
By Carolyn Thomas
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