Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and I will burn yourchariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard. Nahum 2:13 – No one on earth should desire such a message like this to be spoken to them from the Lord. See the gravity of what is being said here by the Lord…He Himself was against Ninevah. Their refusal to turn from their sin and the evil that they had spread was to come to an end and the Lord Himself was to be the Judge and Deliverer of judgement. Now such words would never be said by the Lord today…right? The Lord would never say He is against anyone like He said here in Nahum’s day, right? Know the Lord’s posture towards Ninevah will be the same posture for even those today that reject Him. Their version of chariots and swords will not stop the coming judgement of the Lord on their sin. No battle they fight against God will win. No gold or silver will be enough to pay off God from bringing down His wrath on their sin. No power or prestige they have will sway the Lord from executing His judgement. God is faithful and just to condemn sin, and if they refuse to turn from their sin then they will face God’s condemnation. BUT…that isn’t the only option! God’s grace and forgiveness is readily available to be shown to those who repent of their sin. Even evil Ninevah themselves saw that when they repented of their sin God was willing to relent from the destruction He was bringing and offer salvation instead. We who are carriers of the good news today must not sugar coat the reality of what is to come for those who reject God’s grace. The truth is that God is against those who reject His grace. He loves them and desires them to be with Him, but His wrath is against those who do not accept His offer of forgiveness. Be about sharing the truth and the grace of Jesus. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3311
Question To Ponder: Why do people need to know about the reality of God’s wrath?
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