Jeremiah 3-4; Psalm 119:81-88
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“I thought you would call me ‘Father’ and
not turn away from following me.
But like a woman unfaithful to her husband, so you have been unfaithful
to me, O house of Israel” declares the Lord. (Jeremiah 3:19-20)
An interesting comparison – Israel was to
God as an adulterous wife to her husband.
My heart definitely goes out to anyone
who has experienced having an unfaithful spouse. I can’t even fathom the heartbreak. This may sound bad, but I
would think in some ways it would even be easier to lose a spouse to death than
to lose them because they chose another person.
I think it is important to know that God
feels that type of heartbreak when we do not choose Him.
I think it is also important to know that
He is always wanting us to return.
He said, “Return, faithless Israel, I will frown on you no longer, for I
am merciful.” He wanted them to
return, but He also asked them to acknowledge their guilt and turn away from
their idols. The Israelites asked
God if He was going to keep being angry with them nonstop, but He said that
meanwhile they were still sinning nonstop.
It is a wonderful thing for a couple to
be reconciled after dealing with infidelity, but the adultery has to come to a
stop; it can’t keep happening. You
choose to be faithful to your spouse every day, just as God wants us to choose
Him every day.
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