Sunday, March 23, 2014

God is Wrathful

Day 23 of 30 days of Praying the Name and Attributes of God

A jealous and avenging God is the LORD; The LORD is avenging and wrathful. The LORD takes vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserves wrath for His enemies. The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. In whirlwind and storm is His way, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet. He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; He dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither; the blossoms of Lebanon wither. Mountains quake because of Him and the hills dissolve; indeed the earth is upheaved by His presence, the world and all the inhabitants in it. Who can stand before His indignation? Who can endure the burning of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken up by Him. The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble, and He knows those who take refuge in Him. But with an overflowing flood He will make a complete end of its site, and will pursue His enemies into darkness. Nahum 1:2-8  

Wow! You don’t want to be on the wrong side of God! Avenging, jealous and full of wrath. I am reminded of the verse in which God promises to take care those who don’t treat His children properly. Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, "VENGEANCE IS MINE, I WILL REPAY," says the Lord. Romans 12:19. Revenge can be such an ugly situation, filled with bitterness and remorse. We don’t have to be involved in that. Just release it to the Lord. I’ve been there…done that. It is a very freeing feeling to not seek revenge for some wrong action—just let the Lord handle it. Cease from anger and forsake wrath; do not fret; it leads only to evildoing. Psalms 37:8 

RSVP: Jesus is requesting today that we release any feelings of revenge to Him. Can you do that today? 

Prayer~ Jesus, I take refuge in You today…refuge from the mundane things of life and a past anger and bitterness that was eating away at my soul. Thank you for freeing me.
 
© 2014 by Mickey M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
All scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise noted.

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