Slow to Anger, but Great in Power
One thing that we see as we read the Bible and especially as we read the prophets in the Old Testament is that God is slow to get angry. He gave His people years and years to get right with Him before He sent His judgment upon them. The fall of Judah was over 100 years after the Assyrians took Israel into exile. For that entire time God was sending prophets to call them to repentance, but they did not listen, so He had to punish them severely. He will do the same for us today, if we don't listen to Him. Nahum prophesied against Nineveh. It was such an evil city, and its people brought much pain to other countries. This is what Nahum told them about the Lord. (Nahum 1:3) "The Lord is slow to get angry, but His power is great, and He never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays His power in the whirlwind and storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath His feet." We all need to know this, and we need to let this sink in. Let's take it apart. God's anger is...