God
is perfectly holy. He cannot stand sin. This is clear in both Amos and
Romans. It is stressed in Proverbs, which emphasizes that sin is not
so much sin against man but “contempt for their Maker” (17:5). Proverbs 17:9
tells us that we are to “promote love.” This love is to be modelled on
the love of God. He is always the One who is sinned against. He is
never the One who has done the sinning. Nevertheless, His love remains
constant. It is the divine pattern for our living in love.
Psalm 48:1-14 Lord, we worship You in the place of worship – “Within Your Temple, we meditate on Your unfailing love.” Help us to go out from there, and play our part in seeing that Your praise “reaches to the ends of the earth” (Psalm 48:: 9-11). How will other people know of Your love, if we don’t tell them? How will they find their way to Your House, if we don’t invite them? When we share Your Word with others, help us to remember Your promise: “My Word … will not return to Me empty, but will … achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11).
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