John 3:36(NKJV)
36He who believes in the Son has
everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
That doesn't sound
like any fun does it? One of the
definitions of abide is to dwell. That
means that God's anger isn't directed at "him" just for a moment or
two. It means that God's anger is
continual, constant, and focused.
What could make God
so mad that while He has the whole universe to run, He is so pissed off that He
makes it a point to continually keep part of his attention and anger focused on
them? It's the fact that they have rejected
Jesus.
Now why doesn't God
just take a live and let live attitude to those who reject Jesus? After all He gave them free will. I don't presume to speak for God but I think
it should be easy to understand for any parent.
How would you feel
if you had one of your kids die to save the whole human race from paying the
price for their sins and some people rejected the sacrifice that your child
made for them? Wouldn't that tick you
off a bit?
God has many
characteristics and one of them is loyalty.
He is very loyal to those who are loyal to Him. Jesus was extremely loyal to God, so loyal
that He stepped up and took on the sins of the world because his Dad asked Him
to. Would you then expect God to turn
His back on that loyalty? I sure
wouldn't.
What is the best way
to avoid the wrath of God? Accept Jesus
as your personal Lord and Savior.
Accepting Jesus will
be one of the best things you will ever do in your life. If you accept Jesus
you should do it because you think it will make a positive improvement in your
life. If you've never accepted Jesus, I
can't think of a better time than now.
Just have a conversation with Jesus and ask Him to come into your
life. "Dear Jesus…."
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