Monday, June 22, 2020

Lots Of Anger Out There

For I will not contend forever,
Nor will I always be angry;
For the spirit would fail before Me,
And the souls which I have made.  Isaiah 57:16

To state that there is much anger out there in the world right now does not make me especially observant. Stating the obvious is easy for any writer or talker. However, there is one anger that none can stand for long, the anger of our Lord God toward us. In Isaiah the prophet, the Lord pointed this out with a promise that He would call it off at some point. The anger before which every spirit would fail will be no more in that day.  What will turn aside this anger though? Who can turn away the destructive anger of the all-powerful God? 

"I will..." says the Lord our God, and He goes on to speak of restoration, healing, and leading. We know from the new covenant that our Lord Jesus is the answer to how God would come down and heal us and restore us and of course, that big one for all of us, satisfy God's anger by taking the punishment due our sin upon Himself. 

We are grateful to you, dear Lord God, for the grace we do not deserve! 

Bucky

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