May 27

For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him. — 2 Chr 30:9 BSB

God loves to forgive. The only time in the Bible when God is described as running is in the parable of the Prodigal Son, when the father runs to meet his repentant son.

The Koran has a story about two angels who walk beside every person throughout the day. One angel records all the good deeds the person does, noting them ten times over to be sure none are missed. The other angel keeps track of the wrong things. At night, both angels return to God with their reports.

The angel of good deeds reports everything that was good, while the angel of evil deeds tells of the wrongs. But the angel of good deeds then asks that the record of sins be withheld for seven hours, just in case the person repents, confesses, and is forgiven. This legend reflects the truth about God—He is slow to anger and quick to forgive.