God Still Forgives Psalm 78:38

38But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not:



David went on to write, "40How oft did they provoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert! 41Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42They remembered not his hand, nor the day when he delivered them from the enemy. 43How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: " " 51And smote all the firstborn in Egypt; the chief of their strength in the tabernacles of Ham: 52But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock. 53And he led them on safely, so that they feared not: but the sea overwhelmed their enemies. 54And he brought them to the border of his sanctuary, even to this mountain, which his right hand had purchased. 55He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56Yet they tempted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimonies:

Take a minute a read the passages again.

The Israelites experienced the power of God's presence and His provisions but they refused to be obedient to His will. They knew His goodness but refused to allow His will to direct their lives. He punished them and they sought Him and He forgave them and restored them and they strayed again. One would think that they would remember the plagues in Egypt and the exodus and the parting of the Red Sea and the manna to eat and the water to drink while they were in the wilderness. However, they did not remember and they did not surrender their lives to the Lord's leadership and lordship.

Not much has changed. We have the same stories that they did. Sure we did not see the waters part nor did we taste the manna but look at all the blessings that God has given to us in our own lives that are just as miraculous for us as they were for the children Israel. Israel did not have the cross, which we have. They did not have the Holy Spirit living in their hearts but we do and just as they had no reason whatsoever not to walk with God, neither do we.

We have no reason whatsoever! We have the opportunity to walk with God and talk with Him and allow Him to lead our every decision and guide us and protect us and all we have to do is do it! There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that we should not give God our all. He has given His very best so that He can continue to give us His best and all we have to do is follow His guidance and leadership!

God wants to shower us as we allow Him to do so. Obedience is the key to the blessings that God has in store for us. God is still in the forgiving business.