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 Psalm 79:6,
"Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name..."
Here is a sentiment that I suspect is widespread and growing among the Lord's people today: to see the Lord exact his vengeance on those who harm others in their rebellion against God.
We live in a day that can best be described as David does in Psalm 12:7-8, ".... the wicked... freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race." In that psalm David observes that the Lord protects his people from the wicked who plunder and malign them. I'm quite certain that God's people that live in any age yearn for the Lord to pour out his wrath on those who harm others.
The gathering dark clouds of hatred and animosity that currently infect our culture today by those who insist on the right to take the lives of babies both unborn and now, born, (babies whose lives belong to the Lord) is bringing the occasion for this sentiment to grow strongly among those of us who are counted among God's people today.
Watch for it...
Perhaps Paul's admonition is important here (as he quotes Deuteronomy 32:35 and Proverbs 25:21-22), "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord. On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.' Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:19-21.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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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"Pour out your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge you, on the kingdoms that do not call on your name..."
Here is a sentiment that I suspect is widespread and growing among the Lord's people today: to see the Lord exact his vengeance on those who harm others in their rebellion against God.
We live in a day that can best be described as David does in Psalm 12:7-8, ".... the wicked... freely strut about when what is vile is honored by the human race." In that psalm David observes that the Lord protects his people from the wicked who plunder and malign them. I'm quite certain that God's people that live in any age yearn for the Lord to pour out his wrath on those who harm others.
The gathering dark clouds of hatred and animosity that currently infect our culture today by those who insist on the right to take the lives of babies both unborn and now, born, (babies whose lives belong to the Lord) is bringing the occasion for this sentiment to grow strongly among those of us who are counted among God's people today.
Watch for it...
Perhaps Paul's admonition is important here (as he quotes Deuteronomy 32:35 and Proverbs 25:21-22), "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord. On the contrary: 'If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.' Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." Romans 12:19-21.
A blog with my ruminations over the years can be found here: http://worshipfortoday.blogspot.com/
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!
If you have someone you would like to receive these ruminations, send me their email address. I'm happy to add them to the list. If you are receiving this and would like to be removed from the list, just reply and let me know.
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