| God's Anger, Melting Mountains, and Us |
| Written by David Zook |
| Wednesday, 16 September 2009 14:29 |
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Have you ever been wronged? I mean really wronged? Knowing that you had not done anything wrong, yet receiving all the blame? Like the scapegoat of the ancient Jews forced to carry the sins of the people into the desert? Absolutely. And he does. He has set many rules down for us to follow, all of them created from the perspective of protecting us from ourselves, rather than trying to steal our joy. The top rule is for us to be holy for he is holy (1 Peter 1:16). Holy simply means to be “set apart.” In the context of God, it means to be “set apart” from the imperfection of the world … in other words, to be perfect. When we are not perfect, God becomes justifiably angry and looks to avenge his loss. (Much in the same way we seek justice to be served after being violated.) The Bible tells us that “the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth.” (Romans 1:18 ESV) This wrath has been described as hot enough to melt mountains (Nahum 1:5). Rhetorically, the Bible asks “who can endure the heat of his anger?” The answer is no one. The “Lord will by no means clear the guilty.” (Nahum 1:6 ESV) His wrath is the result man’s disobedience … that we forget and don’t follow his words. Paul writes to the church in Ephesus, “Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of these things the wrath of God comes upon the sons of disobedience.” (Ephesians 5:6 ESV) The Bible tells that when Jesus returns, God will drain his wrath on the world. (Revelation 16:9) As difficult as this post is to digest, it is true. God has a beef with the human race, possibly with you. For man has offended a righteous and just God and he has every right to be indignant toward man, possibly toward you, for not keeping his word. So how do we get out of this dreadful predicament? Read the next post coming out Friday. |
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