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And make no mistake about it: God can be very stern. Numbers 35 tells us He abhors abortion. Leviticus chapter 18 informs us that He considers homosexuality an abomination. And Romans 5 lets us know He is at war with sin.
So in distributing the firm word of God to an unrepentant world, are we as His ambassadors called to be equally firm in our delivery?
The collective voice of Jeremiah, Micah and Jesus give us some insight. In telling the children of God to repent and return to God, Jeremiah cried, Micah wailed and Jesus wept.
In short, God’s word shows us that it takes a tender hearted man to deliver God’s hardest messages.
To tell a woman to say no to abortion; to tell a man in love with another man to stop sinning; to rebuke a brother, to reject the devil…it takes a tender hearted man.
To be the head of his house; to husband one wife; to be a leader in his church; to speak God’s truth…in love…to a fallen and sinful world; it takes a Godly tender hearted man.
