"...when I fall, I shall rise..." (v. 8)As a Dad, I know what it is like to forgive in practically the same breath as discipline. I'll give David a timeout and then give him a hug and a kiss when I let him get up and go back to playing. Micah knows that God is the perfect Father. Israel is a pain, the kids are running amok and they are getting the ultimate timeout. But God "does not retain his anger forever" and he will turn His face to Israel again.
It is empowering to know that when you are down, or if you mess up, you can hop right back up again. You will still be in God's favor regardless of the past. But this grace, is what allows us to go out and sin boldly. God knows that if we live in our comfort zone, we'll get nowhere.
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