Bible Reading: (Jeremiah 32:41)
Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
Here is a mystery - a divinely wonderful mystery - that God in His infinite holiness will look upon sinful men and women with rejoicing and plans to bless. Spurgeon notes that God has created many beautiful things (mountains, stars, waterfalls, angels and cherubim, etc.), but has chosen to say of sinful man, "I will rejoice over them to do them good."
How is it that sinful man can stir up God's love and anger? The answer lies not in God's anger, but in God's unfailing love. He is angry against our sin, but infinitely loving toward our souls. He loves us so much He will do anything to separate us from our sins - even if it means shedding the blood of His Only Son - Jesus Christ. He realizes that the only means of separating us from our sins is to give us a new nature, make us into a new creature with the characteristics of God Himself. He has found a way, by His Spirit, to do this to all who will call upon Him. It delights Him to do so - and to continue to "do them good."
God rejoices over one sinner that repents of his sin. The entire Heavenly Host throws a party. The forgiveness of God flows easily down from on High to the soul of the new saint who pleads with God for mercy - giving that poor soul a grace that is beyond words. His grace offers that poor sinner more than mere forgiveness. Yes, his penalty of death for sin is laid aside, never to be taken up again (there is therefore no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus), but offers to that repentant one a new heritage, inheritance, destiny, treasure, and character. When God blesses, truly blesses, that life is eternally changed.
The question to close with is this: Do we rejoice in Him as He has in us? Shouldn't we respond with a similar love for the Lord by singing, "I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation?"
Bro. Greg
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