And God Became Weary. Judges 10:16.

How can God be weary? Does God become tired or worn out? Are not His power and patience infinite?

The author of Judges says that God became weary. I wonder why.

The story was, Israel had rebelled again.

“Then the Israelites again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord. They worshipped the Baals…. They abandoned Yahweh and did not worship Him. So the Lord’s anger burned against Israel, and He sold them to the Philistines and the Ammonites. They shattered and crushed the Israelites that year, and for 18 years they did the same.” Judges 10:6.

Finally, God’s people repented. Finally, they returned to Him and cried out for forgiveness and restoration: “We have sinned. Deal with us as You see fit; only deliver us today! So they got rid of the idols and worshiped the Lord, and HE BECAME WEARY OF ISRAEL’S MISERY.” Judges 10:16.

Are you suffering today? Are you miserable? Repent and return to God. Cry out to Him alone for deliverance, because He is “WEARY OF YOUR MISERY.” Like any loving parent, He does not want to see you suffer. He grows weary of your misery—just like you do! Give Him your heart, your worries, your fears, your anxieties, your misery. He will deliver you.

Pray. Dear God, thank you for your infinite love for me. Show me when I do wrong. I surrender to you anything in my life that may be an idol. Help me to love you faithfully and to obey you fully. Thank you that you grow weary of my misery. Deliver me from misery today, Lord. Give me the peace and the hope that can come only from you. You are Yahweh Shalom, the God of Peace.

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