Lamentations 3:30-33
30 Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, And be full of reproach. 31 For the Lord will not cast off forever. 32 Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies. 33 For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.
30 Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him, And be full of reproach. 31 For the Lord will not cast off forever. 32 Though He causes grief, Yet He will show compassion According to the multitude of His mercies. 33 For He does not afflict willingly, Nor grieve the children of men.
Jesus told us to turn the cheek to those who attack for any reason, letting the scorn and shame (reproach) settle where it may. Through the grief we find His compassion and mercy. God does not plan to grieve us anymore than He makes evil; rather, we in our sin we are born with continue to choose badly and suffer due consequences. The God of all love, mercy, and grace waits for us to come through Jesus and then to walk by trusting Him in every step.
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