#GOD ❤️DELIGHTS TO FORGIVE or PUNISH⁉️ ✝️

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 God delights to forgive?! Yes, absolutely. We often think of that as a very important principle in the New Testament but it taught so clearly in the Old Testament as well. Let's find hope in the Lord's desire not to punish but to forgive as He punishes Himself in our stead! Consider Ezekiel.

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