What if God's wrath is to rain down kindness on people and free them from what is hurting them? What if His vengeance is to bless people and love them till they melt into His arms? What if His response to evil is to overcome it with good?
"Do not repay anyone evil for evil...live at peace with everyone...Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
Romans 12:17,18,21 (NIV)
We're to repay evil with good like God does. God overcomes evil with good. His 'wrath' is to love people and pour out kindness on them. God asks us to love our enemies, do good to those who hate us, bless those who persecute us. He asks us to return good for evil. Jesus modeled this beautiful way of love in His interactions with people. If God asked us to do good in the face of evil, and if Jesus Himself modeled such behavior, wouldn't God the Father act in the same way? What if His wrath just means His passion (the original Greek meaning of the word) to bring people freedom from hatred and the experience of love and friendship? What if His vengeance just means loving His enemies until they become His friends? God is not against people. God does not retaliate with revenge. God is love. He reacts to every person in every situation with love. He is not against us, He is for us. He is against whatever is hurting us! His passion and strong reaction comes against sin and lies, darkness and confusion, pain and suffering. He removes those things from us with strong emotion! He repays the evil we do by helping, loving, freeing and blessing us. He is always good to us!
A Thought: Dear Father, thank You that Your goodness has defeated all evil for us!