Wayward People and the Broken Heart of God

Nothing grieves the hard of a parent more than when a child goes astray. So too the straying heart of a spouse. It's that type of grieving we'll see the children of Israel stir within the heart of God. How wonderfully their love began, but now it has grown cold. Although God had shown them the right way to go, and loved them like a faithful husband, they decided to go their own way and the love for God went cold as a result. Lots of application we can take from the nation of israel for our personal relationship with God too.