Mercy on Jacob

For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will still choose Israel, and settle them in their own land. The strangers will be joined with them, and they will cling to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:1

The history of Israel is not one of constant faithfulness to the Lord their God. We can read it in the Bible histories of the scattering of the ten northern tribes, and in the captivity in Babylon of the other two tribes. Many of the injustices seen in our land today we can read of the same thing in old Israel. Unbelief was common in those olden times, as was idolatry, adultery, and many other trespasses against the Lord. And yet, there is mercy for Jacob and the Lord will still choose Israel, as we can read in our verse for today. The faithfulness of the Lord never ends. What sin lurks in your past or mine that the Lord cannot show mercy and forgive? You can probably find the same sin committed somewhere in the history of Israel. The Lord always remembers His work and His promise. Fear not!

Rejoice in the mercy of our Lord God!

Bucky