In the times of Moses, they worshipped a golden calf, complained about the food and water, tried to usurp Moses as God's appointed leader and disobeyed God's laws. After Moses, the Hebrews would off and on go back to worshipping idols and false gods. They rebelled against God numerous times. God would say do this or don't do that and they did the opposite of whatever He said.
You might think, "Well, I have disobeyed God and no one ever took my home, put me and my family into slave irons, and took me to Babylon. I must not be as bad at they were." That is not because your sin is not as evil, but because of God's mercy. Your sins are just as bad as theirs was.
The Jews committed the sin of rebellion against the King of the Universe. Any time you sin, no matter how small a sin you think it is, it is a rebellion against God; The Creator, The All-Powerful, The King of the Universe and Lord of your life. Rebellion against your king is called treason! The penalty for treason is death! "For the wages of sin is death...: Romans 6:23a
God forgave Israel time after time because of His mercy. It didn't matter how small or big the sin was, because they were all acts of treason and deserving of death, and yet He forgave. His mercy is far greater than any sin that they might have committed. When the Jews turned from their wicked ways, God forgave.
Do you think you have sins that are so evil that God could never forgive? Wrong! Do you think God will never forgive you until after you become a better person? Wrong! Do you think you could ever go too far for God to reach? Wrong! If you think anything like this, then you do not understand how great the love of God is. He is all-powerful in love, mercy, and forgiveness.
Look to the Jews and see the patience and love of God. A God so merciful that there is no end to how great a sin or how many sins He will forgive. He only asks that we repent and turn to Him.
Photo Credit: Moses by Jeremy Nixon
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