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It is really difficult to deal with the concept of God’s Mercy and God’s Justice at the same time.
It so often seems that these are opposite aspects of God, and somehow we are to fall into the middle of this incredible tension
Describe Ichichiro from Silence
I have usually left this movie totally uncertain as to wether or not Ichichiro was truly a Christian.
So now we must ask the big question: How long is repentance effective?
This is a question that has an apparent, Sunday school answer, but I know that it haunts me most days.
Let’s read Daniel 9:1-19
What is the Problem
Israel Rebelled
Very basically, Israel knew better.
Israel Ignored the Prophets
God tried to get Israel to turn around
It isn’t like Israel was not asked to change!
Time and time again, Israel rejected the opportunity to turn back to YHWH
God is Keeping His Promises
God swore to mess up those who ignore his commands Deut 30:16-19
This is not the actions of an arbitrary, mean God.
It is the action of a God who keeps his promises.
What does Daniel do?
He Recognizes Fault (19:5-6, 11, 15)
He’s Inclusive (19:5-20)
Daniel repents for the sins of his people, not just himself
19:5 “We have sinned and done wrong...”
19:6 “We have not listened to our servants the prophets...”
19:7 “To us [belongs] open shame...”
19:8 “To us, O Lord, belongs open shame...”
19:9 “For we have rebelled against him...”
19:11 “We sinned against him”
19:13 “yet we have not entreated the favor of the Lord our God”
19:15 “we have sinned”
19:20 “While I was speaking and praying, confessing my sin and the sin of my people Israel
Isaiah does something similar
Daniel does not draw a sharp distinction between the sins he has committed and the sins of his neighbor.
Rather, he repents for both.
So often we commit the sin of Jonah: We pray not for the repentance of the wicked, but for their destruction, all the while ignoring our own pride and arrogance.
He Begs for Mercy (19:7-10, 16-19)
Daniel assumes that God will be merciful for his own reputation’s sake!
This part is never in doubt.
God is never not merciful.
He never wonders wether or not he will show mercy.
In order to prevent himself from being a liar, God must have mercy on all those who repent.
Deut 30:1-4
This mercy is not contingent on the number of times we repent.
God only smites Israel because they didn’t repent, not because they did it to much
Seemingly, God would not have exiled them if they would have repented.
Daniel 9:13
Note also that Daniel, after he repents, is called “loved” Daniel 9:23
Not only must God forgive those who repent, he actively loves those who repent!
If strongarming God into forgiving you isn’t enough, he desperately loves you on top of it!
If God is just (one who keeps his promises), then he of necessity will forgive those who confess their faults.
What Do We Do?
Repent of Our Own Sin
Repent of the Sins Of Our People
Daniel teaches us that, somehow, we are still responsible for the sins of those around us: our family, our church, our nation
We should call other people to repentance, but we must always recognize that we are also included in that call.
We should have such a deep recognition our sin that it pains us as much as the the problems of the world do
Story of Josh complaining about me popping his tire after driving through the fence
Ask God for Mercy Confidently
Our job is to ask our Father to be merciful, knowing that he will be
God has swore by himself to be merciful to those who repent.
Do not worry wether or not God will forgive: since he is just, he will be merciful.
This knowledge of the reality of God’s mercy should inspire us to repent, not fear what will happen if God finds out.
Rather, by not repenting, by hoping our sin will just go away, we pose a greater risk to ourselves.
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