December 29, 2018: SOAP #3313:  Revelation 10-14

Scripture:  Revelation (NIV) 11:16 And the twenty-four elders, who were seated on their thrones before God, fell on their faces and worshipped God, 17 saying: “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, the One who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun to reign. 18 The nations were angry; and your wrath has come. The time has come for judging the dead, and for rewarding your servants the prophets and your saints and those who reverence your name, both small and great—and for destroying those who destroy the earth.”

Observation:  There is a big difference between the anger of man and the wrath of God!   One obvious difference is that man’s anger is so often unholy.  God’s wrath is always a righteous wrath.  God is eternally holy!   Although He is stirred to wrath, He remains holy in judgment.  He rewards the righteous and destroys the wicked.  He rewards those who serve Him.  He destroys those who destroy His creation.

Application: I can trust God to be my judge.  I can be patient and wait for His justice.  I do not have to have perfect justice in this life.  It honors Him when I work to bring justice for others.  It honors Him when I have so much faith in HIS justice for me that I do not complain about the injustice that may come my way here on earth.

Prayer:  Holy Father, justice is an expression of your holy character. You cannot be unjust because you cannot be unholy.  Establish your holy character in me and use me to establish justice for those around me.  Amen

Pastor Leon
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