The Angel came down from God to a place called Bochim to tell the nation of Israel that because they hadn't been obedient and faithful to the commands that God had given them about driving out the heathen nations and clearing out all the idolatry in the Promised land , he was going to abandon them and let the nations surrounding them invade them and punish them. That concept worries me. We are given directions and promises. I have, and I know I've failed God in my life, lots of times. But the great thing is, here,now, today, we have access to forgiveness for our stupid failures and disobedience. Through Jesus. Peter denied Christ three times ! But Jesus forgave him and he was used powerfully in the early church.

By truly admitting our failures to God, then, every time we fail Him or do something wrong, His endless love for us makes Him pick us up, forgive us and put us back on track. We don't deserve it, but our God is full of Grace and Mercy and Love for us.