The Hands of God

Today I read Jeremiah 52:34-Lamentations 3:18 and Hebrews 10:25-11:6. My favorite verses are:

Lamentations 2:18 Their heart cried unto the Lord, O wall of the daughter of Zion, let tears run down like a river day and night: give thyself no rest; let not the apple of thine eye cease.

Hebrews 10:30-31 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

The Lord is a righteous judge, but he is also a merciful and forgiving Father. We can see in the history of His chosen people Israel that he punished them for their sin, but when their hearts cried to the Lord, he restored them to Himself. So we see for His redeemed people, the Christians of today, that when we sin against Him, he will judge us and take vengeance for our disobedience. When we disrespect His Son who died for our sins, when we claim Him as Savior but fail to follow Him as Lord, God is not pleased. He will punish us, and it will not be something to take lightly: “It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.” Cry out to the Lord for forgiveness before you bring down his vengeance on yourself for your disobedience.