God's glory is revealed in His wrath. We don't think of God's Wrath as a place that His glory "shines", but that is certainly the case. God's character is NOT dichotomous ... at least not if we see it in its entirety. God is not on one side of the coin full of grace and the other side full of wrath and justice. There are many who believe that. And, they believe that once you flip the coin that is "the" God you get. But, that is not what we see in Scripture. God is Holy and Just in His Grace and He is Gracious and Merciful in His Justice and Wrath. God is always all those qualities at all times. Take a look at the following two verses from Ezekiel 43 and you can see this truth:
Ezekiel 43:2-3 "... and behold, the glory of the God of Israel was coming from the way of the east. And His voice was like the sound of many waters; and the earth shone with His glory. And it was like the appearance of the vision which I saw, like the vision which I saw when He came to destroy the city. And the visions were like the vision which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face."
You can see that God's Glory in Ezekiel's vision was the same both times He saw God and one of the times God was on a wrathful and destructive mission to destroy those who sinned. We tend to think we can only see God's glory in His grace; or, when He He is gracious. We love to worship and praise His grace and His mercy. And, that is a good time to praise Him. But, we should also praise God, equally, in His wrath and His justice and His discipline. God is full of glory in all aspects of His character. Don't limit your worship of Him for times He is "good" to you ... He is always "good" to you. If you get that job or your job is saved, He is good. If you don't get that job or your job is cut, He is good. We may not like the tribulation or discipline or difficulty, but God is good none-the-less. Praise His whole character.
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