1 Kings 20-21 The Mercy of our God

Although Arab was wicked, as was his wife Jezebel, God saw the humbling spirit  when told of God’s plan for him of imminent death. Because of that of that He postponed his judgment. How merciful is our God! There is a principle here that we must not miss and it is this: God looks at the heart and when he sees us humble ourselves He may (not always but many times) postpone His judgment for our sins, even the sin of murder! 

That is an important principle to share with those who are deep in their sins. God sees the decrepit and sinfulness of ourselves but He patiently waits and even sends warnings to us about His plan to end our lives, but He also sees if we humble ourselves He will relent, perhaps. 

I cling to the truth of this story for that one reason alone. Christ came to pay the debt of our sin. He also sends us many to warn us of what our destiny might be so we can turn to Him and be saved.

Remember this principle: our sins are scarlet but His righteousness is pure. His patience is beyond my understanding. Peter wrote: He is not willing any should perish but all come to repentance. Is there a person in your sphere of influence for whom you are praying and yet not seeing any remorse? Don’t quit praying is what Jesus said but pray for their repentance.