Sunday, September 4, 2011

Romans 2:5-6. Storing up wrath

"But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when his righteous judgment will be revealed. God will repay each person according to what they have done...". Isn't God patient? Looking down through the ages one can easily see this. But there will come a day when he will call his children home. A stubborn and unrepentant heart can only go on for so long. God gives us that freedom, only because on His grace. His wrath is stayed for a reason, and we do not know for why or for how long. Some question God's goodness and love. Yet, how can one not see His love for us in allowing us so much time to finally come to Him and surrender our lives. To store up wrath means that on the day of judgment, you will receive your reward, but it won't be for the good you have done on your own. The only good that is acceptable to God, is the finished work of Jesus Christ. This is rejected by many as they distain it as coming from something they can not experience from their senses. Or because it is too simple to believe yet God's word says, "believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved". Acts 16:31 ...