TODAY’S WORD FOR THURSDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2016.
WRATH
Strong, stern or fierce anger; rage; vengeance; deeply resentful; punishment; extreme displeasure.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Psalm 37:8.
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36.
John the Baptist used the word wrath in Matthew 3:7 when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to see him as he was preaching and baptizing. John the Baptist called them a “generation of vipers” and asked them “who warned them to flee from the wrath to come?”
The “wrath of God” that John the Baptist is talking about is the wrath of God toward sin. People like their concept of God to be a God of love, kindness, and peace. The wrath of God is seldom talked about. Many non-believers ask the question, “How can a God that is holy get angry and still be holy? But we need to understand that it is God’s holiness that requires Him to be a God of wrath. God cannot tolerate sin and be holy.
God hates sin and therefore must condemn it and judge it. It is because God is a God of love that He has provided for all a way of escape from the wrath of His judgment through His gift of salvation that He provided through the sacrifice of His Son on the cross for all of our sins. Yes, God is a God of love and kindness and is so patient with the ungodly and the wicked that He gives them every opportunity to repent of their sins and accept Jesus as their Lord and Savior.
The words in the verse we have put above from John gives us an insight into what the reality is of God’s wrath. In this passage, John tells us that all who do not believe in the Son of God will experience the wrath of God and not only spend eternity with God but will spend eternity in hell.
There is a difference between the wrath of God and human wrath. Our wrath seems to always be vindictive. God’s wrath is untainted and tempered by mercy. God does not want anyone to die. Many people today say that life is unfair and they blame God. Nevertheless the wrath of God is real but in His mercy He has made it possible for us to escape. We only need to accept Jesus as our Savior in order to escape the wrath of God and spend eternity with God in heaven. It is our choice. We will continue to talk about wrath tomorrow. Do not miss the thoughts we will share with you.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Jeremiah 17:9.
The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?
Give me the courage and strength to be an example to my family and friends by showing them through my actions a loving heart and through my words the love that God has for them.
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