Memories

Jeremiah 31:20 (NASB95) “Is Ephraim My dear son? Is he a delightful child? Indeed, as often as I have spoken against him, I certainly still remember him; Therefore My heart yearns for him; I will surely have mercy on him,” declares the LORD.

(Proverbs 8 also read)

I started in the eighth chapter of Proverbs, and I got down to a verse where it talked about how God delighted in things, especially delighting in wisdom.  As I look through the different verses where this word “delight” was used, I came across this reference in Jeremiah. I printed out the translation from the NASB because I really didn’t want to use the KGV word “bowels”.

What struck me with this is how God is sometimes like a grandfather or a parent whose children have grown up.  In this verse, it seems like He is remembering the good times.  He’s remembering all those warm fuzzy times where things were going well.  Because of that He is willing to go the extra mile.  Because of that there are times when we can just expect Him to be merciful for our weaknesses.

So?  Just rejoice in the fact that God remembers, not just your sin, but also the joy of your love and your adoration.  I trust that today you are still living in that, if not, I would urge you to turn back to Him.