God's Love Undeserved

 This was doozy of a time for Israel. The Lord had punished them by allowing their enemies and surrounding nations to take them and rule them because of the way they had acted and things they had done to defile His name and His people. The neighboring people that took Israel over done so in jest and with horrific actions against Israel. The Shepherds of Israel the leaders didn't lead Israel as God had directed. They took the money and offerings and horded it and didn't take care of God's people. Israel continued to defile God's good name in idolatry and actions against God and basic humanity. 

After all this the people were still wrong and God was still mad at them but He wasn't going to allow His name to be defiled continually by His people. God Came back and destroyed those that took advantage of His people and killed all that Killed His people with even more vigor. God killed them all. God freed all His people and called them back to their Lands where He had given to their ancestors. God blessed them not for their sakes but for the sake of His name. 

Ezekiel 36:25-27 - 25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols. 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.[c] 27 And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

This is exactly what the Lord has done for each and everyone of us through Our Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. We, NONE of us, absolutely none of us deserve our salvation, the cleansing of our souls and gift of freedom from self. We have all lost ourselves in Self in some way or another, we were each born into this sinful flesh. Its all about self and personal desires and never about someone else or God for that matter, but He loves us so much and when we see and feel His presence and give ourselves to Him he gives us a new heart that allows us to look past this ol' flesh (Self) and look to Him and begin to Give Him all the Glory. Then we begin to receive the blessing He has for us just waiting on us to yield into Him, even though we never deserved. 

Father forgive me of my selfishness and idolatrous ways, continue to guide and direct me into your ways Father. I wish to yield into your presence and your will for my life in all I do. I wish to give you all the Glory Father and never receive it for myself in any way. I ask all in the glorious precious beautiful wonderful amazing righteous humble name above all names, Christ Jesus, Amen!