Who Is Like You
“Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.”
A QUESTION THAT IS PRAISE
'Who is a God like you?' isn't looking for an answer — it's a Hebrew way of declaring that no one, anywhere, compares to this God's character.
PARDONING AND PASSING OVER
Two verbs describe the same act of grace from different angles — God doesn't just forgive the guilt, he chooses not to hold the offense against you.
A REMNANT, NOT THE WHOLE MASS
'The remnant of his inheritance' speaks of a people left over after judgment — God's grace is directed specifically at those who remained or were spared.
TEMPORARY ANGER, PERMANENT MERCY
'He does not retain his anger forever' directly contrasts anger, which has a limit, with mercy, which is God's true natural disposition.
DELIGHT, NOT OBLIGATION
'He delights in steadfast love' reveals that forgiving doesn't cost God against his will — it's exactly what he most loves to do.
ACT BY RECEIVING FORGIVENESS TODAY
Act: Name one old sin you're still carrying guilt over, and declare in prayer that God has already passed over it, just as this verse promises.