Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his
inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love. (Micah 7:18 ESV)
PART 2… WE get to DELIGHT, too
I used to hate mowing the lawn… until I started using a Zero-Turn-Radius. I used to hate snow… until my granddaughter’s joyful face when seeing the white stuff changed my heart and mind. I used to hate a particular author… until his articulate description of grace brought tears to my eyes.
And we tend to hate forgiving. We think it is weak. We think it will leave us unsatisfied. We think it is not fair. We think we need to be stronger. We think forgiveness is for losers.
But forgiveness is grand!
And the best way to begin delighting in forgiving, is to realize how much GOD delights in forgiving. Surely He must know something bout it, that we are missing!
Like a excited parent eager to give THAT Christmas present, God is eager to give forgiveness. Like a happy and experienced traveler, showing a friend Niagara Falls. Like the bearer of good news. Like the teacher who gets to give THAT student an “A.”
God is perhaps almost trembling with joy when He gets to FORGIVE.
We can delight in it, too!
Perhaps the reason we aren’t delighted to forgive someone, is the we have not had that much experience being the forgiver.
Try it! Forgiving is delightful!