There is a tenderness and a sweetness in this book that reveals how wonderful our God is. He is the “one who pardoneth iniquity.” He is the one that can forgive, and His forgiveness is so different than our forgiveness. We forgive if we feel like it and we forgive without any payment being made many times. But do you know that God never forgives until the payment has been made? Never. You see, the reason He can forgive your sin and mine is because the penalty has already been paid. As a holy God, He forgives on the basis of His tenderness and His love in giving His Son to die for us.