In Love with a Slaughtering God

The wrath of God has shielded billions of people throughout history, including you (that is, me) and me (that is, you) both. We never talk about that. To the believer, His wrath is a barbaric vestige of a time in His evolutionary past, or has been replaced by the love of Jesus. To the unbeliever, God is an earthy construct created by man to hold a permanent grudge.

None of us acknowledge that the wrath of God, not man, has been poured out countless times in our history, cutting short all manner of evil. We bemoan evil, but how often to we really consider its termination? How often do we praise Him for cracking open the earth and sending evil men straight to sheol? When do we thank Him for the Philistine who drew Saul's reign of terror to an end? Do we still celebrate V-E day? V-J day? Did the Soviet Union collapse because of the goodness of our intentions?

Do you remember the last time you said: that was close?

The wrath of God is good and a flooded world is a world that lived.