2 Samuel 24:16 When the angel stretched out his hand to destroy Jerusalem, the Lord relented concerning the disaster and said to the angel who was afflicting the people, “Enough! Withdraw your hand.” The angel of the Lord was then at the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite.
The Lords anger burned against David after he counted his fighting men against God’s will. God sent a plague that killed 70,000 people . The angel of destruction was now preparing to wipe out Jerusalem .The Lord was grieved because of this calamity and ordered the angel to withdraw his hand.
Our God is a merciful , slow to anger and relents and pardons sins. Calamity upon calamity may strike leaving us dismayed and hopeless. Our God also gets grieved by the happenings .
Through prayers and supplication ,He is able to order a stop to all these happenings. “He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear, He burns the shields with fire ” ( psalms 46:9) He is able to do the same to any circumstance and situation.
Additional reading:
Nu 16:48
Job 9:12
🙏Blessed day🙏