It took death to get life

I often have random thoughts as I sit and read through my bible. I skip through verses and run to another book to see what other verses have to say about certain topics.

Reading through Isaiah I see one major point. God is powerful. It's just amazing when you think about it. It talks of God's punishment, wrath and strength. But even with all the things He had to destroy or people He had to punish to show them their wrong, it also talks of God's love and mercy toward His children. Because of sin many, many people have died.

God isn't all judgement and wrath. Yes, He brings us through things to bring us back to Him but it's because He is overflowing with love for us. At the end of chapter 27 it says "and those who were perishing in the land of Assyria and who were scattered in the land of Egypt will come and worship the LORD in the holy mountain at Jerusalem." It says they will "worship the Lord".

With as often as the bible talks of God's wrath on those who fled from His laws and commands, it talks even more of His worthiness to be praised. No matter what comes our way, what we have done or will do, it has already been washed away in the eyes of God towards His children. His love will never end. By sending His son to die on the cross all who come to Him are cleansed of their sins and every wrong thing, ever bad decision and mistake we make in life, it has all already been forgiven because of Christ's death.

The perfect Lamb of God, MY God, is worthy to be praised,; He is powerful, merciful, loving, forgiving and He judges righteously. Because He died, I can now live! Praise the Lord!

Judgement, mercy and love actually go together quite well. But the only one who can do them purely and righteously is God.

"Lift up your eyes on high and see who has created these stars, the One who leads forth their host by number, He calls them all by name; because of the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one of them is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob, and assert, O Israel, “My way is hidden from the LORD, and the justice due me escapes the notice of my God”? Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power." -Isaiah 40:26-29