KEY SCRIPTURE: Psalms 119:48 ” My hands also will I lift up unto thy commandments, which I have loved; and I will meditate in thy statutes.”

God’s statutes are decrees, ordinances or testimonies He’s made about Himself, or He has instructed us to obey. One of such statutes is His revelation or declaration about His dislike for sin. Please read what He says about the wicked “Upon the wicked He shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup” (Psalm 11:6).

God’s wrath, as we have discussed earlier, is a perfection of His divine character, and we must take time to meditate on it. This will help our hearts to appreciate God’s detestation for sin. Sin is deceitful and can subtly take over one’s heart without a personal awareness of it. When the heart is appreciative of God’s dislike for sin, the heart would instinctively reject sin, whether it comes subtly or consciously. Like a canoe which has not been anchored, may drift away, so with a heart that has not been imbedded deeply in God’s righteous demands may not stick to his or her grounds for uprightness, Meditation on God’s wrath is a key.

Meditating on God’s wrath would also give birth to a true fear of God in our souls or hearts. Many acts of foolishness on the part of some Christians proceed from hearts that have not come to terms with the dreadfulness of God. “Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men. But we are made manifest unto God…….” (2nd Corinthians 5:11). The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Hebrews 12:28-29 reminds us, “Let us have grace whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear, for our God is a consuming fire.” There can’t be any acceptable service of our Father if there is no reverence for the glorious Majesty and godly fear of His righteous anger.

 How does one meditate on the wrath of God. Go to some scriptures that talk about the wrath and then ponder over it. You may also repeat the scriptures over and over again to yourself, such that the truth gets deeply planted in your heart.

  CONFESSION

It is a good thing to deeply reverence the Lord. I take time to think over God’s wrath frequently and always do the instructions of the word.

THOUGHT: WHAT YOU ATTEND TO DIRECT YOUR LIFE.

FURTHER STUDIES.

Psalms 119:15 I will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect unto thy ways

Psalms 148:5 “Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created.”

Questions to consider.

1.Why meditate on God’s wrath?

2. HOW does sin function?

3.How does meditating on the wrath of God give birth to the fear of God?

4. Explain this statement: There will not be any acceptable service, if we do not have a reverential fear of God’s majesty and His wrath?

5.How do we meditate on the wrath of God.?