bottom line. God did things for Israel over and over again and over and over again they complained, forgot Him, rebelled... sometimes they remembered God, but they soon forgot Him again.
So what does that mean for us? It seems like the psalmist is saying that God remains faithful and true in spite of us. It also looks like God doesn't let us mess up His ultimate plans. If He can no longer use someone because of their sin and rebellion He will choose someone else who is following Him. That's how David ended up being king.
I want to be the man God can use, not the one He replaces. What about you?
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I loved the resounding theme that God acts out of His love for us, not because of what we do or how we feel. I know I have done things for people because of how I feel about them, the "if they're good to me, I'm good to them" or vice versa...
Anyway, one thing I had read in the KJV really struck me some years back. Since it's not translated exactly the same elsewhere, I may be reading the wrong thing into it, but it still struck me. Verse 41 reads, "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel." We have the "power" so to speak, of limiting God. I can only imagine what God has had in store for me, that I negated or limited because of my neglect, disinterest or by ignoring God. May I never limit God's potential and blessings in my life.
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