by God's Little Boy
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Posted 8/25/14

"Let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man." (1 Chronicles 21:13b)

There is something uniquely different about the correction of Jesus. When we come to really know his nature and true heart of mercy toward us, even his rebuke has no sting to it. When Jesus reproves, it is a pure reproof. This is because he sits separate and secure in his exceedingly high place above creation. His impassibility insulates his thoughts, intentions, and actions from our influence so that he is always consistently perfect in his dealings with us. Unlike man, he cannot suddenly become fickle or impulsive in relationship to us. With man we are a treasure one day and then trash the next. How could one build trust on such sinking sand? But the Lord is not changeable toward his people. God isn't in competition with man; he is not threatened by us or envious of us. He has no personal need to find fault in us, nor is he disappointed if there is none found. He is completely secure in who he is in relationship to us; therefore his initiations to us are perfectly pure and only for our good always. And when we are confident of this, we rest secure, unprovoked, and entreatable in his fatherly hand.

We know the Lord's thoughts toward us are thoughts of peace, to give us an expected end; and so, when he speaks to our heart a word of reproof it is very easy to take. When it comes from Jesus we willingly receive it. His gentle rod of comfort yields the fruit of repentance - a ready willingness to change our mind. Yes, his great mercies are like a cool wind to our sails of repentance. Being persuaded of this, we are more willing rather to fall into his good hand, than the hand of any other.

"Let me fall now into the hand of the Lord; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man."

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