We are not worthy of salvation; good thing that isn’t the point. If we could be forgiven by our actions, there was no need for Jesus. God showed us in the Law we couldn’t do this alone.

Why does God command our obedience? Think of the picture of a loving parent or guardian to their teenager. I remember when my parents fought tooth and nail against me having social media.

I once was talking to a friend about another person I knew who did not yet know God. The person whom we were discussing was going the opposite direction of the Lord in virtually every way; this made me frustrated and sad.

Have you ever seen someone being made an example of? Maybe you were an athlete, and someone was ignoring the coach, resulting in them having to do an unbearable amount of burpees. Maybe you saw someone get fired at work for something that was wrong, but everyone did anyway.

Sometimes God’s judgment is a tough pill to swallow. We don’t always like the conversation of God pouring out His wrath against the wicked, but ultimately we need to see these things for what they are.