>If a fellow is cheating on his loving, faithful wife, who do you suppose will be most angry with him for his adultery? The coworker he barely knows? A long-time friend? Or his wife, the one who loves him most, who has given the most of herself to him? We would expect her to be the one most angered by his betrayal.
So it is with us before God. From the beginning, love has been the theme of God’s dealings with his creation. The Eternal Trinity created all of us out of overflowing love. God daily is gracious to us, sustaining our life and giving us all good things to enjoy. His love toward us all is perfect. Yet we have summarily rejected his love and sought substitutes everywhere else. Just like the betrayed spouse, God’s love is utterly repudiated.
If sin is a betrayal of God’s perfect love, who do you suppose will be most angry with you because of your sin? Your spouse? Your minister? Or God who loves you patiently and gives you everything you have? We would expect God to be the one most angered by our spiritual adultery.<
What an excellent comparison! It sort of puts the wrath issue into perspective. I never looked at it that way. I always thought it was a “Thou shalt not mess with my chosen people!” kind of thing. I suppose it’s probably both, because Pharoah wouldn’t stop breaking the contract until Egyptians starting dropping like flies.
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