William Bode

Saturday, April 27, 2013 The compatibility of bringing grief and showing compassion. Lamentations 3:31-33 NLT For no one is abandoned by the Lord forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion because of the greatness of his unfailing love. For he does not enjoy hurting people or causing them sorrow. ___________ I've finished reading Jeremiah and Lamentations this week. I've also been preparing a Bible study on Joshua chapter 11. I'm very concerned for you and for me. I think we have deliberately misrepresented God. We think we know what's best. We are quite sure we know right from wrong. So we think we know how God should act. We stand in judgement over God. We gather others who hold the same opinion as us and feel smug. We feel self - righteous. We're confident we know how God behaves. God is a nice God. Or we dream up an evolved God, a new God, a changed God of the New Testament. BUT God is the same yesterday, today, and forever! God does not change. What God does is right. We are not be