I have been reading the minor prophets lately. Just sort of going through them over and over and over again. Trying to keep in mind the historical context, but also understand more of God's character. The bottom line will make this post pretty short, but let it not be something that gets left for another day.
You have to wait for it. God needs to judge sin. He needs to get rid of the mess, because He is a holy God that can't stand the presence of sin. But restoration is coming. He will not forget His promises, nor will He not provide a way out of all of the pain. Jesus is part of the proof that the end will come. But you have to wait.
For example, some of the verses that all seem to come at the end of the prophets' words:
I will heal their waywardness, and love them freely, for my anger has turned away from them. Hosea 14:4
In that day the mountains will drip new wine, and the hills will flow with milk; all the ravines of Judah will run with water. A fountain will flow out of the Lord's house and will water the valley of acacias. Joel 3: 18
In that day I will restore David's fallen tent, I will repair its broken places, restore its ruins, and build it as it used to be.. Amos 9:11
Deliverers will go up on Mount Zion to govern the mountains of Esau. And the kingdom will be the Lord's. Obadiah 1:21
How many times did you read "will"? The time of reconciliation, of peace, of no more guilt will come. We need to trust this, and more, live like we do. I know it's not easy (and I say this thinking of a certain teenager from Colorado) to read about the judgment and wrath of God in the Old Testament. However, in order to be fair upon the character of God that is given to us through inspired Word, we have to trust this part of the story. Maybe it will give us a little more peace of mind believing in the coming restoration. It will be legen--
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