Psalm 106:40-48
Let’s remember that this Psalm is recounting the specific repeated choice of particular people to walk away from the love God made available. This rejection carried consequences. With the goal of restoration in mind, God allowed them to be taken over by other nations. The spiritual idolatry of the Israelites brought an angry response from God. When they cried out to God, He remembered His covenant agreement with them and, by His unfailing love, He pulled back the punishment. Our God is a God of mercy and justice. It is a personal relationship. If we cannot control ourselves, we will eventually give control of our lives to forces that are not trustworthy. Let us love God with wholehearted devotion instead.