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Jeremiah chapter 50, verse 25, the Lord has opened his armory and brought out the weapons of his wrath.

For the Lord God of hosts has a work to do in the land of the Chaldeans.

What imagery of God's just and holy wrath towards sin and sinners, specifically in Jeremiah

50, the Chaldeans, the Babylonians who destroyed Jerusalem and taken his people into exile, mark it down.

God will show justice to sinners who defy him and rebel against him and refused to turn and trust in him. And God is completely holy and just in showing wrath like

this, in opening his armory. This is like a picture of what we read in the book of Revelation.

The armory of God opened up. Weapons of his wrath brought out as judgment comes on the world.

This is coming to all who do not trust in Jesus. And so how does this lead us to pray? Oh God,

we praise you for your holy wrath, your holy justice. We praise you that you do not turn a blind eye and deaf ear to sin.

God, we praise you that injustice will not reign in the end, that sin will be punished, that

evildoers will be held accountable. But even as we praise you for this, oh God, we know that

we are sinners and we are

evildoers and we need salvation from your wrath. And so we praise you for your mercy. Jesus, we

praise you for taking the judgment we deserve upon yourself on a cross. All glory be to your

name, Jesus, who satisfied the wrath we deserve

so that we could experience your mercy. God, I pray for anybody listening to this right now who has

never put their trust in you, Jesus, to be forgiven of their sin, to come out from under the judgment that we deserve

in our sin, that this would be the moment God save.

Now, I pray, open eyes to your salvation in Jesus today, even right now.

And then God, give us your heart for people around us who are under your wrath right now,

who, if they were to die right now, would experience your judgment for all of eternity in hell.

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