The God of Vengeance and Steadfast Love

Sermon Application Questions:

1. Have you ever felt like God was silent or absent in your life? What truths helped you in that time?

2. Is God’s vengeance, and his day of vengeance (v. 4) something you think much about? When you do think about it, what response does it stir up in you? Why?

3. Why is good for the world that there is a day when all wrongs will be met with perfect justice? Why is it good for you?

4. Read Ps 103:10-13. How do these verses confirm what we find in Isaiah 63:7-11? What difference does it make for you to know that God relates to you based not on your sins but one his steadfast love? How can you in your daily and weekly rhythms remind yourself of God’s steadfast love?

5. What do you think keeps you from praying with confidence and perseverance? How does reflecting on God’s justice and love, and on Isaiah’s model prayer in Isaiah 63:15-12, strengthen your motivation to keep praying for God to renew his work in your life?

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