“You Are Righteous…”

June 9, 2020

“You Are Righteous…”

Blessings folk!

Ezra concludes his prayer…

Ezr 9:13-15

“After all that has come upon us for our evil deeds and our great guilt,
since You our God have requited us less than our iniquities deserve,
and have given us an escaped remnant as this,

shall we again break Your commandments and intermarry
with the peoples who commit these abominations?
Would You not be angry with us to the point of destruction,
until there is no remnant nor any who escape?

“O LORD God of Israel,
You are righteous, for we have been left an escaped remnant, as it is this day;
behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”

What had the people of the Lord done?
Evil deeds.
Great guilt…guilty.
Broke His commandments.
Intermarried.
Committed abominations.

What did the Lord do?
Brought punishment against them.
Requited them less than their iniquities deserved…did not give them what they deserved.
Gave an escaped remnant.

What do we learn about the Lord?
Judge.
Righteous.
Forgiving.
Merciful.
Can be righteously angry.

What do the people do now?
Acknowledge guilt.
Stand before the Lord.

They trusted in the Lord to forgive.
The rested in the the Lord.

We should do likewise…

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