"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I beseech of you in words of soberness that ye would repent, and come with full purpose of heart, and cleave unto God as he cleaveth unto you. And while his arm of mercy is extended towards you in the light of the day, harden not your hearts."
Jacob 6:5
I like the idea that God is cleaving unto us, showing how much he loves us and wants us to succeed and be able to return to his presence. I think sometimes we misunderstand God, because of the broken way that we sometimes deal with love in this life... using people's love as a way to manipulate them, for instance. But just because God won't be manipulated into giving in to our way of thinking doesn't mean that he doesn't care.
I think it actually means that he cares more, at least on one level, because if we are trying to talk him into allowing us to do something that is going to harm us and that has long term negative consequences, someone that loves us should be trying to talk us out of it, not joining us or helping us cover things up... and God will always be trying to talk us out of it. He tries to save us from ourselves, even after we've dug ourselves into a big hole and offended him. Like in the story of the Prodigal Son, he won't force us to stay with him, but if we return he will always welcome us home.
Today, let's reach out to God, recognizing that he cares more than we can understand, and will always be there, welcoming us home. Let's choose to turn to him and return that love.
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