WRATH OF GOD
By Rick Mathes
John 3:36 “He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
It is against all that is within us not to repent of our sins. The thought of becoming totally belly-up to anyone much less Jesus never occurs to us. The deceitful lie we buy is that we can handle anything that comes our way. My own attitude was that the only one who can take care of me is me. It took a lot for me to die to self and covenant to obey Him with all that is within me. But this is what has to be done or else!
It’s ignorance, indifference, pride and love of sin that gets a grip on a sinner and just won’t let go. God’s wrath is lingering just around the corner. Jonathan Edwards gave an epic sermon, Sinners in the hands of an angry God.” That lack of obedience to the King of kings comes with a terrible price. When you go to Hell there isn’t any attorney to reduce your life sentence. You can’t get free for good behavior, there’s not time served, house arrest or any release from the sizzling fflames ever. You don’t have eternal dead you have eternal dying. A barbeque of you!
All Jesus asked is for you to simply believe in Him and all this horror show goes away. It takes faith. This is something, this faith, that we exercise hundreds of times a day. Every time I see a green light when driving I go. When I turn the switch the light goes on. When in the operating room I lose consciousness, I have faith I will wake up and the operation will be successful. This goes on every day so we sure aren’t a stranger to faith.
So how much persuasion do you need to be confident in a Jesus you haven’t seen? Just depend on Him when you can’t on you and you have it. Surrender: you’ve met more than your match in Him. If you will just obey His commands to believe, it’s then fear will be replaced with truth.
Now what’s the proof of this new found belief and faith? Its perseverance and this eventually develops into holiness. This is the capstone of faith and the ultimate challenge to the truth that is within you. It’s all acceptance not rejection of the Son.
PRESS ON!
Rick Mathes 