Coming Back to God

Opposition is a normal experience for the Chistian but we know that we must never give up. It's tragic when Christians let other things come before God and, as a result, lose their spritual edge and backslide. Yet, Andrew Shrimpton reminds us from Ezra 5 that God is not the hard taskmaster that so many imagine him to be - looking to find fault at every opportunity. God responds to people who fail him with grace and rejoices when people return to him in repentance and faith because He delights to show mercy.