Saving Strength
“O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? For God is my King from of old, Working salvation in the midst of the earth. You divided the sea by Your strength; You broke the heads of the sea serpents in the waters.” Psalms 74:10, 12-13 NKJV While God is undoubtedly a righteous Judge and a consuming fire, He delights only in salvation and not destruction. For example, in the salvation of the children of Israel by God’s saving strength that divided the Red Sea, the recalcitrant host of Pharaoh got consumed when the divided sea closed up. Unfortunately, believers under the oppression of the wicked would often blindly ask like the psalmist “ O God, how long will the adversary reproach? Will the enemy blaspheme Your name forever? ”, without reflecting on the wholesome salvation experience. God has never ever shown delight in the destruction of the wicked, but rather graciously waits if they can heed to the call unto salvation. A...