majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of
him in Psalms 50:16-22,
"But to the wicked, God says:... 'These things you have done and I
kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke
you and accuse you to your face. Consider this, you who forget God, or
I will tear you to pieces, with none to rescue...'"
The terror of facing God's angry judgment is horrific! So many assume
that because we all have our "issues" that God is not going to be hard
on any of us. How misguided! The writer of Hebrews reminds us, "We
know him who said, 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' and again,
'The Lord will judge his people.' It is a dreadful thing to fall into
the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:30-31. Also, "Our 'God is a
consuming fire.'" Hebrews 12:29. Woe to the man that falls into the
wrath of God's judgment!
We learn from Scripture that our God is both a God of judgment and
also a God of love, mercy and kindness. We never want to confuse the
two. God is an angry God when it comes to sin and he will judge all
sin. God is also a God of love and mercy. That love and mercy never
comes at the expense of his judgment. The wrath that was due all
mankind fell on the shoulders of our wonderful Savior our heavenly
Father sent. We read in Isaiah 53:5-6, "He was pierced for our
transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed. We
all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own
way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." God's wrath
for our sins was sustained by Jesus Christ. Only those who embrace him
in faith have their sins paid for. All others will face God's judgment
on their own.
I shudder as I contemplate the wrath of God, and I marvel at the love,
kindness and mercy this terrifying judge has expressed in his sending
of his Son to take my punishment on himself!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share
your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd
love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
trevor.fisk@gmail.com
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