Here's why you don't want to be an enemy of God!

I have written in the past about my belief that there is no such thing as Kumbaya Jesus.  It's not just live and let live.  God takes it personally when someone rejects Jesus.  When someone rejects Jesus Scripture tells us that they have just declared themselves enemies of God. 

Here are some great verses that tell what God does to His enemies.
 

Isaiah 66:6(NKJV)

6    The sound of noise from the city!      A voice from the temple!     The voice of the Lord,     Who fully repays His enemies!

He repays them in full.  What does that mean exactly?  I believe it means that they get no mercy as long as they stay enemies of God.  They get the full punishment. 

Now God will always accept them back when they ask for forgiveness and invite Jesus in but as long as they stay declared enemies of God they will bear the consequences of that choice. 

Isaiah 66:15-16(NKJV)

15    For behold, the Lord will come with fire     And with His chariots, like a whirlwind,     To render His anger with fury,     And His rebuke with flames of fire.

16    For by fire and by His sword     The Lord will judge all flesh;     And the slain of the Lord shall be many.

Doesn't sound like He is going to be non too gentle about it.

Isaiah 66:23-24(NKJV)

23    And it shall come to pass     That from one New Moon to another,     And from one Sabbath to another,     All flesh shall come to worship before Me,” says the Lord.

24    “And they shall go forth and look      Upon the corpses of the men     Who have transgressed against Me.     For their worm does not die,     And their fire is not quenched.     They shall be an abhorrence to all flesh.”

Wow!!!

Personally I would rather follow Jesus.  Not because of the punishment if I don't, but simply because I've seen how much greater life is with Him in my life.

How about you?