God's is not mad at you.

I heard a different message from our Worship Leader. Keith Adams, at Life Church tonight and it got me thinking about something He said. "God's is not mad at you."
Many people have a warped view of God’s reaction to our sin.
They think that if God is disciplining them, He’s out to get them. They’ve walked away from God, so now He’s paying them back. Getting even. Settling the score.
God doesn’t discipline us to pay us back but to bring us back.
To our senses.
To the life we were saved for.
To Him.
One of the most unloving things God could do would be to allow you to live in sin and operate under the illusion that you’re still close to Him. Now one of the most loving things God can do is to BUST YOU in your sin. Then to make you realize just how far away you are from him. To get you to see just how far you’ve drifted, and how desperately you need to come back.
That's why sometimes God will discipline us. He will accept your momentary pain for your eternal pleasure. He doesn’t have a vendetta. He’s not trying to settle scores and He’s not trying to pay us back.
God’s wrath is satisfied.
The score was settled on the cross.
What payment does He have to gain from us that Jesus hasn’t already given to Him?
If you’re a Christian, there is absolutely no wrath left for you. The only thing remaining is God’s loving discipline. If you’re experiencing that right now, God doesn’t hate you. He is just trying to bring you back to Him.

till next time,
tc