Soaking up God's love feels good. Awesome times of prayers, worship, and fruitful Bible studies are incredibly rewarding and fulfilling. These are wonderful things to experience, but let us not forget from where we came: out from under the wrath of the Lord Almighty!
We all must accept Jesus Christ as our Savior and the one and only Lord. Until this happens, we remain under the wrath of God. The Bible instructs us to approach God with fear and trembling, but not because He is some mighty, all-powerful Being who enjoys smiting worthless, insignificant people like us.
John Piper says, "Fear and trembling are not because God is our enemy but because he saved us from his wrath through Christ, and now we stand on the brink of the Grand Canyon of his holiness and justice and grace and wrath with unspeakable wonder...overcome with worship at the depth of his majesty."
Many of us do not fully grasp the danger we were in. Some of us might have encountered the painful consequences of sin on this side of eternity, but anything we might have encountered pales in comparison to what awaits on the other side of death. Jesus Christ, knowing the imminent danger we were in, acted as a human shield and intercessor. He sacrificed Himself and saved us from God's wrath.
We are expected to be in love with our God and to personally know Him, but let us not downplay His glory, majesty, power, or wrath. God might be our friend, but let us not forget our place-we still need to show Him honor and respect.
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