When Christians think of a God worthy of worship, praise, adoration, submission, service, and imitation, there are certain divine characteristics that are likely more at the top of the list than others. For example, his love, mercy, wisdom, power, justice, kindness, creativity, and generosity. Wrath probably doesn’t crack the top ten.
And yet, this commandment is given, “Fear God, and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come; worship Him who made the heaven and the earth and sea and springs of waters” (Rev 14:7). Creation is called to worship God because of his coming judgement.
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This conversation was based on two Sunday morning sermons: “Shelter From the Storm (Revelation 6:1–7:17)” and “Responding to God’s Wrath (Revelation 8:1–11:19)“.
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Josiah has served the Oakridge Bible Chapel family as one of its elders and one of its pastoral staff members since September 2018, before which he ministered as an associate pastor to a local congregation in the Canadian prairies. Josiah's desire is to be used by God to help equip the church for ministry, both while gathered (edification) and while scattered (evangelization). He is married to Patricia, and together they have five children—Jonah, Henry, Nathaniel, Josephine, and Benjamin.