I Will Melt You

God's wrath is a frightening thing. Ezekiel is full of God's anger toward Israel for their idolatry. The wrath of God is like a furnace that melts precious metal.

"Son of man, the house of Israel has become dross to me; all of them are bronze and tin and iron and lead in the furnace; they are dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus says the Lord God: Because you have all become dross, therefore, behold, I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As one gathers silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into a furnace, to blow the fire on it in order to melt it, so I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will put you in and melt you. 21 I will gather you and blow on you with the fire of my wrath, and you shall be melted in the midst of it. 22 As silver is melted in a furnace, so you shall be melted in the midst of it, and you shall know that I am the Lord; I have poured out my wrath upon you.” Ezekiel 22:18-22

It is good to know that Jesus has absorbed the wrath of God for sinners. Those who trust Jesus are saved from God's wrath. Those who do not have the hot furnace of the wrath of God on their heads.

"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him." Jn. 3:36

"Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God." Ro. 5:9

The blood of Jesus not only washes away sin, but removes the wrath of God.