A glimpse into the heart of God

A GLIMPSE INTO THE HEART OF GOD

I would like to share one of my favorite verses that I believe shows us a little bit of the heart and nature of God.

Ezek 33:11
"Say to them, 'As I live!' declares the Lord GOD, 'I take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but rather that the wicked turn
from his way and live. Turn back, turn back from your evil ways! Why then will you die, O house of Israel?'

Now we know that God is a loving God, but we also know that he is a God of justice. By his own nature he cannot allow sin to
go unpunished. Notice he takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked. However to just let sin go unpunished and unrepentant
is not an option.

We are told he would rather have them turn away from their wicked way so that they could live. Why would God rather have
them turn from their wicked ways? Because he really cares and would rather love them, then punish them!

Notice also that he repeats himself " Turn back, turn back". It would seem that he is pleading with them to turn so he does not
have to punish them. Think about that for a minute, we are talking about the creator of the universe here. An all powerful God
pleading with mankind. Why? Because his love for them and us is real.

Next we read "Why then will you die?" He is also trying to reason with them. What reason can we give to not turn away from
certain destruction? At the same time, turn to a God that loves us so much that he himself paid the penalty of our sins
purchasing the church with his own blood.
Acts 20:28, Jn.3:16-21