"Roots"

"The God of my mercy shall prevent me: God shall let me see my desire upon mine enemies." (Psalms 59:10) I was wondering how it was that we get so far outside of His will, and why it is that His word takes second place to our choices in matters of right and wrong; basically, it is not that much different than what the children of Israel did while Moses was up on that mountain for forty days, they made themselves another god to worship! That's really all it is, in a nutshell; we have created other gods that do not follow the pattern and the ways of Thee God; gods that best suit the desires of our worldly passions and the truth we want to believe. It really is quite simple, if you get right down to it; otherwise, why would so many large denominations be going the way of the world? If you think that you get what David is saying, then you should know that mercy has roots that come with it; in other words, mercy is deeper than something that is just put out there for us to accept or reject, it is well thought out and carries out far beyond it's point of beginning. The God that we serve, with all the power and majesty that He has, has an abundance of love and mercy, more than we will ever need! And if we are truly tapped into that great mercy, then we know how mercy works, and that it has life because it is rooted in love; not just any love, but the love of the God that shows us mercy; mercy that we do not deserve, yet He gives us mercy because He loves us! Now, what kind of god can we create that will do that? The first commandment is to love God, which requires that we listen and obey what He says; we cannot say that we love God if we do not keep His commandments, because that love we have for Him will make us want to keep them (1 John 5:2-3). We may not be able to keep them, and none of us can, but we want to keep them; which means that we do not rewrite His law to suit our own desires! But I guess we could just say, I threw a bunch of stuff in the fire, and out came this new god, that just so happens to represent everything that I want to do in my flesh...
"So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak knees. Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and lame will not fall but become strong. Work at living in peace with everyone, and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you, corrupting many. Make sure that no one is immoral or godless like Esau, who traded his birthright as the firstborn son for a single meal. You know that afterward, when he wanted his father's blessing, he was rejected. It was too late for repentance, even though he begged with bitter tears." (Hebrews 12:12-17)