Psalm 30:5 “For his anger is but for a moment and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning”.
Anger is a word of passion, and a word that denotes a human like response. The ancient and modern pagans often regard their gods as arbitrary beings. The pagan gods may or may not like you, whether you have done anything wrong or not. Your karma may be against you or the cards stacked against you. The non-believers hope is to get through without notice. When a pagan god or deity does interact, it is to control or stoke a massive ego.
But to have a God who is passionate about the relationship between God and creation is unheard of in the pagan ways. Our God is such a God. God has a passion for us, and while anger to the pagans means destruction, to the Christian, God’s anger leads to a healthier relationship with God.
You see, God does not get angry with the sinner; God’s anger is against the sin. God’s passion is for us to have a healthy and long relationship with God through Jesus Christ. The sin is hated, but the sinner is loved.
God’s anger, so brief, and so focused against sin
God’s favor, life long, focused on the sinner.
God is so Good.
Amen
