In Malachi 3 v6,God declares ,' I am the Lord,and I do not change', the book of Malachi makes very sad reading, Instead of loving God obeying Him,being faithful to Him,they cheated on God, instead of recognizing their sinful ways they turned it back on God,blaming Him accusing Him of so many things.The history of the old covenant Israel was deplorable,they never changed, they just kept doing the same thing over and over again.Our Saviour declared how they persecuted the prophets (Matthew 5 v 12) , Stephen declared just before the Jews killed him,how they were stubborn,like the heathen,refused to listen to the truth, murders of the prophets,disobedient,even though they were favoured by receiving Gods word. Acts 7 v 51ff.Yet God did not change,He loved them,he was faithful to them,they deserved nothing from God,it was Jeremiah when standing amidst the ruins of Jerusalem ,that had experienced Gods judgement ,he was filled with despair,but then he remembered the following.
'The faithful love of the Lord never ends!
His mercies never cease.
Great is His faithfulness,
His mercies begin afresh each morning.
Lamentation 3 v 22 - 23.
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