The direction toward truth is often repeated in the Bible as presented in these two verses. (Psalm 34:14, 102:28; Deuteronomy 31:6; Hebrews 13:5) A word for turn away from evil, do what is good is repent. The gospel includes the need to feel remorse, contrition, and self-reproach for what one has done or failed to do followed by a desire and need for forgiveness and a desire to change for the better.
The truth that the Lord God loves justice only makes sense for only a loving God must possess these character traits to forgive and bless the repentant soul. Justice and the gospel go hand in hand.
Who do we like to have around us? Who do we spend time with? I want to be with those who love me and like that which I like. The Lord Jesus is the same. He has invited me to follow him, meaning to follow his ways to be like him. This is the way it was meant to be at creation. Those the Lord Jesus wants to be with he will not abandon. They are faithful to him and he is faithful to them.
The author of Hebrews wrote, “Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” (Hebrews 13:5-6)
