Then those of you who escape will remember Me among the nations to which they will be carried captive, how I have been hurt by their adulterous hearts which turned away from Me, and by their eyes which played the harlot after their idols...
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How is it possible that God can be hurt by us? That's almost like me being hurt because ants would rather go after food than worship me. Ridiculous, right? Even if they start harvesting my food, I wouldn't be hurt. My reaction would be more of: "grooooosss" upon my discovery of them, squirting them with Formula 409 ("ew, ew, ew...please die. ugh. why are there so many of you?"), wiping them away with a paper towel ("stupid ants"), and then throwing them away ("HA! I am WINNER!"). I wouldn't be hurt...I wouldn't even be angry! They're just not worth that much of my thoughts or heart. Not worth the trouble to care. I would just be slightly annoyed that they invaded my space and then forget about them once I've gotten rid of them.
But God...the all-powerful Creator of heaven and earth; the everlasting, *always* living GOD....is hurt by our insignificant (comparatively speaking) ant-like selves. We hurt his Father-heart when we go after things that is so much less valuable and worthy of our time, effort, thoughts, heart.
GOD gets hurt by us. Isn't that so strange?
Very often I feel like the I'm the one getting hurt by His high expectations...(sinner that I am).
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