Title: Lord of Love, Lord of Justice (Exodus...
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Lord of Love, Lord of Justice (Exodus 15:7-12) 8/16/2002 (Fri)
Key Verse: “Who is like you among the gods, O LORD? Who is like the Lord, glorious in holiness, and majestic to praise, who does marvelous works?” (Exodus 15:11)
There was a drunkard. The younger brother of this man who believed in Jesus well preached to you. “Brother, let’s go to church” “If you go to church, do you give me alcohol or food?” “Brother, if you go to church on a Sunday, I buy you a drink!” It was because he thought that if he went to church and listened to God's word, he would change.
It was the way to go to church on a Sunday and leave. “Hey, now buy alcohol as promised.” The older brother, who drank alcohol that day, got sick. “Brother, no matter what, I drank like that on the way out of the church, so I got sick.” “What, no matter what… ”
An ogi was secretly formed in the heart of this go-ju-mangtae. ‘Okay, let’s have another drink on the way to church next Sunday.’ But I got a stomachache again. No matter how much alcohol I drank before, I never did. After a few weeks of that, I was terrified. ‘God really exists!’ In this way, the older brother who believed in Jesus turned into a man of great character and even became an elder.
God is a God of love. But at the same time, he is a God of justice and also a God of wrath. Wrath is another expression of God's love. Moses describes God as a terrifying one. God overthrows those who resist and burns them like fire. He throws them into the sea and opens the ground to swallow up the enemy.
A scene from the movie ‘Raiders’ visualizes God’s wrath like this. Members of the Nazi secret organization open the ark of God's covenant. Suddenly, light rose from the ark into the sky, and the light became sharp arrows and spears, whirling and spreading in all directions. Anyone who touches the light will die and fall, and their whole body will melt and disappear.
A feeling of awe is a fundamental attitude of faith. It is to be careful in front of them with the highest respect. God wants your name to be known all over the world. If a Christian lives like a Christian, the world will know the power of God and fear God. Because of me and my family, other people must believe that God exists.