I have, in the past, described God in the Old Testament as a loving Father, correcting His children when they would turn away, asking them to come back. Sometimes they would, but most times they would continue on, forgetting what they promised Him. At times they were so stubborn that He had to correct them in the way you would if a child reached out to touch something dangerous.
I realized yesterday that we are not so very different. I used to think we were, but it dawned on me that we are no better than the Israelites. We are stubborn, we are corrected and we turn back to God, but then we manage to wander away again choosing what we want, following false gods (anything we put in the place of God is false) and choosing our way, which may not be what He wants for us.
God have mercy, and lead everyone back to you.
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