Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

It was when Jonah disobeyed the instructions given by the Lord that He (the Lord God) hurled a great wind on the route that he had chosen for his escape. And even when he was discarded by his fellow travellers because of the raging winds and storms that besieged the ship it was the same Lord who provided a path for his rescue. Like the father of the prodigal son, the Lord restored Jonah and gave him another chance, but only after he had come to his senses and repented. It took the wrath of God to overcome the spirit of disobedience which is the default mode for most individuals. Although God is a merciful God who is full of love and slow to anger, God is also a God of wrath. This wrath of God is finely balanced with his love. From scripture we see the He is prepared to forgive us and to give us chance after chance. However, there comes a point when God will act and do so without fear or favour. We serve a God who is loving and kind, but he is also a God of justice and fairness. Our God is not a namby-pamby benign God who cannot see or hear. Our God sees, hears and understand how we feel. Jonah felt both the love and the wrath of God and so will anyone who walks in disobedience. Today remember that God is a God of love but he is also a God of wrath!

Read Romans 1:18-32