Just me trying to be honest with God.

Friday, May 15, 2009

We cannot fully appreciate the warmth of fire without respecting that it also burns.

“As wax melts before fire, so the wicked shall perish before God!” Ps.68.2 ESV

I would rather reflect on God’s goodness than His anger. But to do so is to dangerously ignore one aspect of His goodness. We appreciate the value of fire when cooks our food and comforts us with warmth and light. But fire will also burn us if we transgress it. To ignore this will not change the nature of fire, one goes with the other and truthfully, we cannot have the one without the other. Because God is not only good, but wholly good, He abhors all that is bad. If we think about it, it would be foolish to think otherwise. Let me value God as much for His hatred of evil as for His love of goodness. Let us especially value Christ who shields us by His sacrifice from the Fire that consumes and brings us instead the comforts of God’s warmth and light. 5/13/2009 Conversations Within ts