The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him in Zephaniah 3:8,
"'Therefore wait for me,' declares the Lord, 'for the day I will stand up to testify. I have decided to assemble the nations, to gather the kingdoms and to pour out my wrath on them— all my fierce anger. The whole world will be consumed by the fire of my jealous anger.'"
As I consider the sinful condition of mankind, of all of us, myself included, there is something about God I will never understand. This something speaks volumes to me about his heart, what he is like and what his intentions are for us. The one thing I will never understand (well, maybe in the resurrection...) is "For God so loved the world that he have his one and only Son..."
Mankind rebelled against God, turned his back on him in sin. Having done so, we have cultivated a sinful nature that permeates every fiber of our being... and yet God still loves us. To be sure, he hates the sin. But he loves us so that he desired to send his Son to die a horrible, miserable death on that cross that we might have an opportunity to join his kingdom, his family!
Those who reject God's offer in the gospel will suffer God's judgment as described above. But for those who embrace his offer, we celebrate with those to whom God says, "The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing." Zephaniah 3:17. Just how wonderful is that?!
How astonishing it is to me that our God loves us so!
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
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