To find a Gem.

As I read this today it gave me chills.
We are constantly bombarded with these images of God as the graceful, merciful father he is - yet it seems too often that other face of God is somewhat neglected. I love the warrior God, the fierce and powerful God who could crush the earth in his palm should he choose. Yes I fear him, but I adore him more.

This verse summed it up perfectly.

"God is Jealous, and the Lord avenges;
The Lord avenges and is furious
The Lord with take vengeance on his adversaries,
and he reserves wrath for his enemies;
The Lord is slow to anger and great in power,
and will not at all acquit the wicked.

The Lord has his way
In the whirlwind and in the storm,
and the clouds are the dust at his feet.
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry
and dries up all the rivers.
Bashan and Carmel wither,
and the flowers of Lebanon wilt.
The mountains quake before him
The hills melt
and the earth heaves at his presence
Yes, the whole world and all who dwell in it.

Who can stand before his indignation?
and who can endure the fierceness of his anger?
His fury is poured out like fire
and the rocks are thrown down by him.

The Lord is good,
A stronghold ub the day of trouble;
and he knows those who trust in him..."
Nahum 1:1-7

now theres a night in shinning armour worth swooning over.

Take a squiz at the whole book of Nahum, it's around 3 pages long, and tonight I absolutely fell in love with it.