"Compassionate Father" -2

"But he, being full of compassion, forgave their iniquity, and destroyed them not: yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up all his wrath." (Psalms 78:38) I guess we will just have to wait and see, because from what I understand from the Bible, we have not seen anything yet. It's like this: for those of us that are His children, this is hell to us; as ugly as that might sound, it is true. But to those that refuse to accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior, this is as close as they will ever get to heaven, as ugly as this place can be. And the most wonderful thing of all, is that our heaven will be perfect! That's what God knows about us, that when we are with Him in heaven, we will be perfect; the battle of the flesh and Spirit will be over, and we will once and for all be totally pure and completely dedicated to our Glorious Father. Now, as to the post from yesterday, I had many things I wanted to share, but only a short time to get it all out there. Our God is nothing like us, because He is Love! When we want to experience what love, real love, looks like, we need to look no further than The Word of God; every single chapter and verse, even those that seem to spew out His wrath, they all show forth His love for His people, His children, the ones that He loves. We keep forgetting that there is a beautiful tapestry being painted which we are part in, but have no way to see; it is impossible for us to see the full picture, being that are part of what is being painted. But our loving Father sees each and every one of us; He highlights our surroundings and He brings out our beauty, with every stoke of His tender loving brush. To us, we might think something is out of sorts, as if this thing that is happening to us or to them cannot be God's will; God would never allow this, God would never let this happen. But we don't see what He sees! I think of Stephen and what he experienced when he was being stoned for his testimony of Jesus Christ; "he saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing on the right hand of God." (Acts 7:55) And you know what that did to him, it made him say, "Lord, lay not this sin to their charge." (Acts 7:60) Who do you think that was for? And don't you believe that God allowed it to happen? The apostle Paul was right there, "consenting unto his death." (Acts 7:61) It might sometimes be ugly, but it gets the job done...
"My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts," says the LORD. "And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. The rain and snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the farmer and bread for the hungry. It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. You will live in joy and peace. The mountains and hills will burst into song, and the trees of the field will clap their hands! Where once there were thorns, cypress trees will grow. Where nettles grew, myrtles will sprout up. These events will bring great honor to the LORD'S name; they will be an everlasting sign of his power and love." (Isaiah 55:8-13) NLT