Wrath ... and Love (Psalm 90:7-8)

Today's scripture: Psalm 90:7-8

Verses like these are why some nonbelievers look at God a god of wrath rather than a god of love. They focus on verse seven without reading verse eight.

God’s wrath is for sin, not for us. He loves us with an everlasting love (Jeremiah 31:3), so much so that He sent His Son to die for us (John 3:16). However, He is holy and righteous, perfect and without sin. He cannot abide with sin, and thus His wrath consumes the unrepentant.

And rightfully so.

Dark cannot exist with darkness, and sin cannot exist with righteousness.

Just as a loving parent hates when his child falls into sin and hates what that sin does to his child, so God hates sin and what it does to His children.

The heart of our God desires for us to come to Him, repent of our sins, and commit our lives to Him. When we do, we no longer fall under His wrath. Instead, we receive His abundant love.