Nowadays we often think God is just a loving, caring, forgiving God up in the sky, looking down and trying to help us wherever He can. Well, He is that. But He is not just that. If you read Jeremiah 25:30-38, you will see quite clearly that He is a Holy, just, fierce, powerful, almighty God as well.
The first part of chapter 25 is a proclamation against Judah (yet again) because of their unrepentance. However, from verse 15 onwards, the judgment turns onto all the nations (and I mean all- vs. 26).I believe the prophecy spoken will come to fulfillment in the end times, because it sure hasn’t come to fulfillment yet, although I think the foreshadowing was in the destruction of the Babylonian empire (to which it originally refers).
‘And at that day the slain of the LORD shall be from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They shall not be lamented, or gathered, or buried; they shall become refuse on the ground.’ (Jeremiah 25:33)
This verse has obviously not happened yet, but shows what terrific power and anger the LORD has with all the wickedness of all the nations on earth.
We need to come back to God as a Holy and terrifying God. It is the fear of the LORD that is the beginning of wisdom. When we have a balanced view of the loving, forgiving God, and the Holy and powerful God, only then will our focus be right for life. Take some time to dwell on the awesomeness of God.
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