God's love, God's judgment - Ruminating in the Word of God

The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my heart and mind in Ezekiel 5:13,

"Then my anger will cease and my wrath against them will subside, and I will be avenged. And when I have spent my wrath on them, they will know that I the Lord have spoken in my zeal."

The Lord speaks of his anger and wrath through which he will destroy Jerusalem for her many sins. He says his anger and wrath will not subside until the city is destroyed in his zeal.

The Lord's comment about his zeal in his destruction of Jerusalem is something not mentioned often. Our Lord can be very zealous in his judgment of mankind. Zeal is defined by Merriam-Webster as "a strong feeling of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something, eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something, a fervor."

The passion of God's love for us is not the only passion he harbors. The Lord also has a passion for his sense of righteousness and justice in regard to us. Sometimes we don't hear so much about this passion of God for justice, but just as wonderful as his love is, so also just as frightful his judgment can be. Reading chapter 5 of Ezekiel brings to light just how horrific God's judgment can be.

Realizing that we all will face God some day following this life, and knowing that we can be forgiven all our sins by embracing Jesus Christ in faith makes the decision to accept God's invitation to join his family a compelling choice!

Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share what moved you about him from your Bible reading today. I'd love to hear from you!

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Trevor Fisk

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