Ps 145:8
(RSV) The LORD is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast
love.
NOTE: This is an
oft-repeated verse in the OT. As such, it is a concept that God wanted his
people to remember, hence the repetition. God does not have to deal with us
this way, he chooses to be. As his creation, he has every right to demand
perfect obedience or to be angry for our failure to obey. He is not required to
be gracious or merciful--he chooses to be. We are blinded by our own
self-importance to expect God to be our servant. We have destroyed the idea of
him as creator so that we don't have to serve him. But our arguments against
him are very weak. Random evolution is mathematically not feasible, but that is
a point we refuse to consider. So, we ignorantly live in denial of him as our
creator. Thankfully, he has chosen to be gracious and merciful. But while he is
slow to anger, that does not mean he will never be angry. He has prepared a day
in the future to pour out his wrath on mankind for their rebellion and stubborn
blindness to his truth. The day is coming. We need to repent or face terrible
consequences. His mercy will not last forever.
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