Genesis 8:21 (KJV) And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
The worship of believing, obedient hearts is pleasing to God. In the Old Testament their sacrifices were like a pleasing aroma also because they spoke of Christ. The word translated “soothing” is from a Hebrew word meaning (among other things) “to give rest to, to quieten”. Possibly the word indicates that the “soothing aroma” of burnt offerings alleviate God’s wrath against man’s sin (because it spoke of the then future sacrifice of Christ). Lev 1:9.
Every child is born into the world with a sinful nature. So every inclination of his heart will be away from God’s holy standards. His thoughts and desires will be self-centered, not God-centered. It will be necessary to teach him to do right – the wrong he will do is by nature.
We are all guilty of making a promise we couldn’t keep! Our promises can be unrealistic or unattainable and we have no control over unseen obstacles that make it impossible to keep our end of the bargain. God is in control and all things happen according to His plan. He is the only one with the ability to always keep a promise. He is dependable, trustworthy and reliable as He promises to love us and forgive us when we sin against Him.
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