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Micah 7:18

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There is no God like you. You forgive those who are guilty of sin; you don’t look at the sins of your people who are left alive. You will not stay angry forever, because you enjoy being kind.

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“I, I am the One who erases all your sins, for my sake; I will not remember your sins.

I have swept away your sins like a big cloud; I have removed your sins like a cloud that disappears into the air. Come back to me because I saved you.”

The Lord says, “At that time people will try to find Israel’s guilt, but there will be no guilt. People will try to find Judah’s sins, but no sins will be found, because I will leave a few people alive from Israel and Judah, and I will forgive their sins.

I will enjoy doing good to them. And with my whole being I will surely plant them in this land and make them grow.”

Go and speak this message toward the north: ‘Come back, unfaithful people of Israel,’ says the Lord. ‘I will stop being angry at you, because I am full of mercy,’ says the Lord. ‘I will not be angry with you forever.

“Are there any gods like you, Lord? There are no gods like you. You are wonderfully holy, amazingly powerful, a worker of miracles.

Lord God All-Powerful, who is like you? Lord, you are powerful and completely trustworthy.

But, Lord, you are a God who shows mercy and is kind. You don’t become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.

Our guilt overwhelms us, but you forgive our sins.

Who in heaven is equal to the Lord? None of the angels is like the Lord.

and that a change of hearts and lives and forgiveness of sins would be preached in his name to all nations, starting at Jerusalem.

I will keep alive those who were crippled, and I will make a strong nation of those who were sent away. The Lord will be their king in Mount Zion from now on and forever.

“Yes, people of Jacob, I will bring all of you together; I will bring together all those left alive in Israel. I will put them together like sheep in a pen, like a flock in its pasture; the place will be filled with many people.

Say to them: ‘The Lord God says: As surely as I live, I do not want any who are wicked to die. I want them to stop doing evil and live. Stop! Stop your wicked ways! You don’t want to die, do you, people of Israel?’

and said: “Lord, God of Israel, there is no god like you in heaven above or on earth below. You keep your agreement of love with your servants who truly follow you.

“There is no one like the God of Israel, who rides through the skies to help you, who rides on the clouds in his majesty.

So you must show mercy to others, or God will not show mercy to you when he judges you. But the person who shows mercy can stand without fear at the judgment.

The Lord your God is with you; the mighty One will save you. He will rejoice over you. You will rest in his love; he will sing and be joyful about you.”

So shepherd your people with your stick; tend the flock of people who belong to you. That flock now lives alone in the forest in the middle of a garden land. Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead as in days long ago.

He prayed to the Lord, “When I was still in my own country this is what I said would happen, and that is why I quickly ran away to Tarshish. I knew that you are a God who is kind and shows mercy. You don’t become angry quickly, and you have great love. I knew you would choose not to cause harm.

Then anyone who calls on the Lord will be saved, because on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be people who will be saved, just as the Lord has said. Those left alive after the day of punishment are the people whom the Lord called.

I will not accuse forever, nor will I always be angry, because then human life would grow weak. Human beings, whom I created, would die.

Lord, you are kind and forgiving and have great love for those who call to you.

“But, Lord our God, you show us mercy and forgive us even though we have turned against you.

Will you always be angry at me? Will your anger last forever?’ Judah, you said this, but you did as much evil as you could!”

Then I will rejoice over Jerusalem and be delighted with my people. There will never again be heard in that city the sounds of crying and sadness.

The wicked should stop doing wrong, and they should stop their evil thoughts. They should return to the Lord so he may have mercy on them. They should come to our God, because he will freely forgive them.

The Lord says, “Come, let us talk about these things. Though your sins are like scarlet, they can be as white as snow. Though your sins are deep red, they can be white like wool.

But you forgive us, so you are respected.

God, your justice reaches to the skies. You have done great things; God, there is no one like you.

They refused to listen; they forgot the miracles you did for them. So they became stubborn and turned against you, choosing a leader to take them back to slavery. But you are a forgiving God. You are kind and full of mercy. You do not become angry quickly, and you have great love. So you did not leave them.

He said, “Lord, if you are pleased with me, please go with us. I know that these are stubborn people, but forgive our evil and our sin. Take us as your own people.”

But what answer did God give Elijah? He said, “But I have left seven thousand people in Israel who have never bowed down before Baal.”

We had to celebrate and be happy because your brother was dead, but now he is alive. He was lost, but now he is found.’ ”

The Lord will give up his people until the one who is having a baby gives birth; then the rest of his relatives will return to the people of Israel.

He said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A basket of summer fruit.” Then the Lord said to me, “An end has come for my people Israel, because I will not overlook their sins anymore.

The Lord said to me, “Amos, what do you see?” I said, “A plumb line.” Then the Lord said, “See, I will put a plumb line among my people Israel to show how crooked they are. I will not look the other way any longer.

People will no longer have to teach their neighbors and relatives to know the Lord, because all people will know me, from the least to the most important,” says the Lord. “I will forgive them for the wicked things they did, and I will not remember their sins anymore.”

You were tired from doing these things, but you never gave up. You found new strength, so you did not quit.

God, the Holy One, says, “Can you compare me to anyone? Is anyone equal to me?”

Can you compare God to anything? Can you compare him to an image of anything?

The Lord has mercy on those who respect him, as a father has mercy on his children.

Even my bones will say, “Lord, who is like you? You save the weak from the strong, the weak and poor from robbers.”

He has found no wrong in the people of Jacob; he saw no fault in Israel. The Lord their God is with them, and they praise their King.

Ebed-Melech left the palace and went to the king. Ebed-Melech said to him,

As a young man marries a woman, so your children will marry your land. As a man rejoices over his new wife, so your God will rejoice over you.

If you do things well, I will accept you, but if you do not do them well, sin is ready to attack you. Sin wants you, but you must rule over it.”

Hear my prayers and the prayers of your people Israel when we pray facing this place. Hear from your home in heaven, and when you hear, forgive us.

Come back to the Lord. Then the people who captured your relatives and children will be kind to them and will let them return to this land. The Lord your God is kind and merciful. He will not turn away from you if you return to him.

No one living in Jerusalem will say, “I am sick.” The people who live there will have their sins forgiven.

Lord, don’t continue to be angry with us; don’t remember our sins forever. Please, look at us, because we are your people.

But if people want to brag, let them brag that they understand and know me. Let them brag that I am the Lord, and that I am kind and fair, and that I do things that are right on earth. This kind of bragging pleases me,” says the Lord.

“You know that Israel is my dear son, The child I love. Yes, I often speak against Israel, but I still remember him. I love him very much, and I want to comfort him,” says the Lord.

They sinned against me, but I will wash away that sin. They did evil and turned away from me, but I will forgive them.

I do not really want the wicked to die, says the Lord God. I want them to stop their bad ways and live.

Come back to the Lord and say these words to him: “Take away all our sin and kindly receive us, and we will keep the promises we made to you.

This is what the Lord says: “For the many crimes of Edom, I will punish them. They hunted down their relatives, the Israelites, with the sword, showing them no mercy. They were angry all the time and kept on being very angry.

Then the Israelites threw away the foreign gods among them, and they worshiped the Lord again. So he felt sorry for them when he saw their suffering.

Happy are the people you choose and invite to stay in your court. We are filled with good things in your house, your holy Temple.

It was for my own good that I had such troubles. Because you love me very much, you did not let me die but threw my sins far away.

They will not be punished for any of their sins. They now do what is right and fair, so they will surely live.

I will be like the dew to Israel, and they will blossom like a lily. Like the cedar trees in Lebanon, their roots will be firm.




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