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“But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of God’s wrath, when His righteous judgment will be revealed” (Romans 2:5).
I’m a saver. I like to keep cards that have been sent to me in order to reread them later. The kids’ report cards, work and art from elementary school are safely tucked away in boxes. As well, to me, there’s nothing better than having a pantry full of food, so I’ll never run out. Currently, there are 75 rolls of toilet paper in my basement, because I forgot I was already fully stocked.
But the idea that I could also be storing up wrath against myself is frightening.
Paul warned the Romans that the end result of their stubbornness and unrepentant hearts would be God’s anger directed against them. You see, there will be a day in the future when we will all face God’s judgment. On that day, God’s wrath will be revealed. “God will give to each person according to what he has done” (Romans 2:6).
The last thing I want to do is stockpile God’s wrath.
The only way to escape God’s wrath is through the perfect sacrifice of Jesus:
- “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by His grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:23-24).
- “Since we have now been justified by his blood, how much more shall we be saved from God’s wrath through him” (Romans 5:9)!
Repentance is the key. Until I acknowledge my sin, wrath is being stored up against me, but as soon as I repent – admit my sin and turn from it – I am considered righteous through the redemption that comes from Jesus.
God, soften my stubborn heart and help me to repent of my sin. Don’t let me store up wrath against myself for the day of judgment. Amen.
Questions: Why do we allow stubbornness and an unrepentant attitude to build up in our hearts? How does the idea of storing up God’s wrath affect you?
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? why store up wrath ? …. until I recognize (by looking past ME) that I am, in MY ways, offensive to the holiness and love of God, wrath does get stored up … because I’ve done nothing to have that same wrath removed by the ONLY ONE WHO can remove it …. by His precious blood. I’m reminded, in thinking further, it is God’s full Wrath against the father of all lies that will be unleashed in that final day of Grace. TODAY IS THE DAY OF SALVATION.
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus…” Romans 8:1
If you are a true believer of Jesus Christ and have received him as your personal Lord and Savior, you are a new creation and no longer under God’s wrath.
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come !” 2 Corinthians 5:17
An unrepentent heart is the characteristic of an unbeliever. As a believer, all of your sins past, present, and future are forgiven by the blood of Christ. Your sin condition has changed; you’re no longer storing up wrath. You can be disobedient and trespass against God, as a believer, but not without consequences in this life and possible loss of rewards, at the judgement seat of Christ, but you’ll never see the wrath of God.