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God: "I looked for someone to take a stand for me, and stand in the gap" (Ezekiel 22:30)

If any man is not sure that he is in Christ, he ought not to be easy one moment until he is sure. Dear friend, without the fullest confidence as to your saved condition, you have no right to be at ease, and I pray you may never be so. This is a matter too important to be left undecided.
C.H. Spurgeon

Biblically, it is the divine judgment upon sin and sinners. It does not merely mean that it is a casual response by God to ungodliness, but carries the meaning of hatred, revulsion, and indignation. God is by nature love (1 John 4:16), however, in His justice He must punish sin. The punishment is called the wrath of God. It will occur on the final Day of Judgment when those who are unsaved will incur the wrath of God. It is, though, presently being released upon the ungodly (Rom. 1:18-32) in the hardening of their hearts. Wrath is described as God’s anger (Num. 32:10-13), as stored up (Rom. 2:5-8), and as great (Zech. 7:12). The believer’s deliverance from God’s wrath is through the atonement (Rom. 5:8-10). “For God has not destined us for wrath, but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thes. 5:9).
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    Spurgeon PS0511

    EXPOSITION.

    Joy is the privilege of the believer. When sinners are destroyed our rejoicing shall be full. They laugh first and weep ever after; we weep now, but shall rejoice eternally. When they howl we shall _shout_, and as they must groan for ever, so shall we _ever shout_ for joy. This holy bliss of ours has a firm foundation, for O Lord, we are _joyful in thee_. The eternal God is the well-spring of our bliss. We love God, and therefore we delight in him. Our heart is at ease in our God. We fare sumptuously every day because we feed on him. We have music in the house, music in the heart, and music in heaven, for the Lord Jehovah is our strength and our song; he also is become our salvation.

    HINTS TO PREACHERS.

    Verse 11.–I. The character of the righteous: _faith and love_. II. The privileges of the righteous. (1) _Joy_–great, pure, satisfying, triumphant (_shout_), constant (_ever_). (2) Defence–by power, providence, angels, grace, etc.

    Verse 11.–Joy in the Lord both a duty and a privilege.

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