It’s a beautiful day to be a neighbor.
Today’s Family Wins devotional reflects on Hebrews 12:28-29 — “Worship God with reverence and awe, for our God is a consuming fire.”
Sinful humans usually get angry for all the wrong reasons. The holy God is angry for all the right reasons. “The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people” (Romans 1:18). God hates sin, and He will not tolerate anyone or anything that competes for the glory that rightly belongs to Him. A.W. Pink offers three reasons to meditate often on the wrath of God. First, so our hearts are impressed by God’s hatred of sin. We are ever prone to treat sin lightly, to gloss over its hideousness, and to make excuses for it. The more we ponder God’s abhorrence of sin, the more likely we are to see how serious it is. Second, to awaken a true fear of God in our souls. We cannot serve Him acceptably without deep reverence for His majesty and a godly fear of His righteous anger. Third, to draw out our souls in fervent praise to Jesus Christ for delivering us from the wrath to come. Pink adds that our readiness or reluctance to think about God’s wrath becomes a test of how our hearts stand toward Him. So pray with me: “Father, I confess that I often fail to remember Your consuming hatred of sin, and too often forget the One on whom Your wrath was poured. Teach me to be angry at the things that anger You. Then will I sense the burning light of Your holiness and the true depth of Your love for me. Amen.”
After you listen, go back and read Hebrews 12:14-29 for yourself — open your devotional to page 790, pull up the app, or grab your free copy at mindwolves.com/tfw. Let God speak to you directly, in your own time, in your own home.
A godly husband isn’t made in a day. Neither is a godly wife, a godly father, or a godly mother. They’re made in moments like this one — one verse, one choice, one day at a time.
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