The Wrath of God Will Be Deserved 

The Apostle Paul said:  Romans 1:18  "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. . ."

This indicates that there are those who know the truth but will not present it nor will they live it in their day to day lives.  Consider also Paul's writings in Colossian 3:5-6:  "Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:. . ." and in Ephesians 5:3-6  "But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience."

Paul says because we are hard hearted and will not do "godly deeds", then God's wrath is being "stored up" in us!

Romans 2:5-6  "But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God; Who will render to every man according to his deeds:. . ."

Do you think sin is a light thing?  Do you think even your sin AFTER you've been saved is a laughing matter?  Consider this:  It was just ONE sin that brought judgment and death to us all (Genesis 2:17, Romans 5:12).  But you have committed many more than one sin.  It is likely and very probable that you have committed thousands, perhaps tens of thousands of sins.  What do you suppose the judgment and punishment should be for those?

Hebrews 10:26-27 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.

Sin is no laughing matter.  A Christian who sins is worse than a sinner who refuses to repent of his sin. 

Hebrews 6:4-6  "For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame."

2 Peter 2:20-22  "For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning. For it had been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy commandment delivered unto them. But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire."

Hebrews 10:29  "Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?"

The Wrath of God is fair, just, and eternal. It is terrible and it is deserved because of sin. 

The Wrath of God can be Escaped

1 Thessalonians 5:9  "For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,. . ."

The wrath of God is escapable NOW.  This does not mean you will never suffer.  This does not mean you will never be persecuted, never be tortured or never be killed.  What it does mean is that you will never incur the wrath of God! 

The most tragic thing I can think of is that anyone having an opportunity to escape the pollutions of this world, to escape certain eternal judgment, death and fire, would reject Jesus Christ, the ONLY hope of salvation.  When those people get to the end of the road, eternal wrath will have been escapable.  Unfortunately, at the end, it will be too late to choose. 

We have a redeemer who bought us with his own suffering and bloodshed, won't you choose to repent and  to serve him today? 

Galatians 3:13-14  "Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."