This story is repeated all throughout the Bible. The Old Testament Israelites were constantly stuck in this cycle: doing their own thing, realizing their fault, and crawling back to God. God, who we wrong again and again, accepts us back. Not only does he accept us, but he hikes up his robes, exposes his ankles and runs to embrace us. That's the depth of his love. Despite the fact that we "drag His name through the mud" that we wallow in, he loves us.
This story is repeated all throughout the Bible. The Old Testament Israelites were constantly stuck in this cycle: doing their own thing, realizing their fault, and crawling back to God. God, who we wrong again and again, accepts us back. Not only does he accept us, but he hikes up his robes, exposes his ankles and runs to embrace us. That's the depth of his love. Despite the fact that we "drag His name through the mud" that we wallow in, he loves us.