The Wrath to Come

1 Thessalonians 1:10 "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come."

The fact that that is wrath forthcoming is not something most people like to think about or acknowledge. However, it would be like living in a coastal city about to be hit by a tsunami and ignoring the danger because you didn't like the fact that it was coming. Life as we know it will only last a short time. The wrath, or punishment for sin is coming. Judgement day is coming.

So that's the bad news. The Good News is Jesus delivers those who believe. It's like we were waiting in that doomed coastal city with the approaching tsunami on its way when out of nowhere, Jesus came and rescued us out of that danger. The wrath, the judgement, our punishment - He took them all on the cross. Now it's up to us, whether we will place our faith and trust in His completed work or not.

The idols we served are meaningless and powerless. Turn to the one, true, living God. Join the Church in awaiting the return of His Son Jesus, our Deliverer. And in the meantime, let's spread the Good News to everyone we can.