Psalm 63- In His Wrath

 

Psalm 63 – In His Wrath

 

When Christ comes, He will come in wrath, but with His wrath, He will remember mercy.

 

In Isaiah’s day men would get into a winepress barefooted and tread out the grapes. The juice of the grapes would stain their garments. Those who witness Christ will see that there is blood on His garments just as if He had trodden a winepress. This blood is not His own blood but that of others. This will be the day of vengeance that He spoke of. He will come to save His redeemed ones from the vicious oppressors.

 

When Jesus died He brought Salvation on His own and when He returns He will bring judgment on His own. This may sound terrible, but can you think of any other way He could possibly come? If He came as He did before, do you think He would be accepted any better than the last time?

 

Man is not prepared to hand over their affairs to Him. He was rejected then and has been rejected ever since. The Book of Revelations speaks of Christ’s coming to put down the unrighteousness and rebellious and godlessness that is on the earth. He will destroy the anti-Christ and all his followers. There will be much blood shed and God will remain righteous in all His doings. His love for His own will pour out through His vengeance on the wicked. He will never forget His own people because He will show them mercy. The Israelites and a great company of Gentiles will turn to Him during the great tribulation. By then, the church had already gone to be with Him and has been in His presence for a long time. He is looking for people here who don’t lie, who fall or get in trouble. He is waiting to lead them out of their Egypt to Eden. In the end they will completely surrender to God.

 

Most of us are afraid to yield to God because we think He will be hard on us. God wants to be gentle with us if we give Him a chance. He is the God of judgment, but it is our choice whether we will yield to Him and accept His gentleness or rebel against Him and face His judgment.

 

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J. Vernon McGee Commentary and Nelson’s Quick Reference Commentary.