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Be Transformed by the God of Lovingkindness
Posted on Dec 07, 2017 Topic : Inspirational/Devotional
You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness; and You did not forsake them. (Nehemiah 9:17)
I think everyone would agree that our world is in need of more love and more kindness. And while we should do our best to put others first and live for others, we also need to make God our focal point. That’s because He is Elohim Chasdi, God of lovingkindness, and if we are going to have any hope of changing our world, it’s going to be through the Lord.
The Bible tells us that God is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love. These aren’t just admirable attributes—they’re a recipe for how to live life in His image. And even if we do our utmost to live out these characteristics, we’re still going to slip up. People are still going to disappoint us. And we’re going to disappoint ourselves. But if we focus on His lovingkindness, we’ll be inspired to show more love and more kindness, which can be contagious in a very good way.
In a world of anger and retaliation and negativity, it can be challenging to see where God is and understand what He’s doing. But He is always operating in the midst of it all, filling us with the strength of His lovingkindness each day.
More love. More kindness. The Lord’s lovingkindness endures forever, and when we turn to Him in faith, we’ll be equipped to change our world.
Read more in Experience the Power of God's Names by Tony Evans