Micah 7:19-20
He will again have compassion on us;
he will tread our iniquities underfoot.
You will cast all our sins
into the depths of the sea.
You will show faithfulness to Jacob
and steadfast love to Abraham,
as you have sworn to our fathers
from the days of old.
Truth: God does not cast off forever
If you have ever been under discipline by God, you know what this verse is taking about. God is not the God who will not forget His love for us. Although He does discipline His children, He does so in a measured manner and will restore us. God's purpose for discipline is sanctification and restoration. God is FOR us. He wants us restored. This book of Micah is about God's discipline and His restoration. God is the God who sent His Son to restore us. I don't deserve His restoration and that is why it is called grace. He is for us. He send His Son for us. His Son died for us. The above verses, the last two in the book, are all about what the book is about ... it is about restoration and the compassion of a righteous God on a wicked people. It is about a righteous God's compassion on a wicked man like me. God is for us!!!
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