Knowledge of the Lord

And I will stretch out my hand against them and make the land desolate and waste, in all their dwelling places, from the wilderness to Riblah. Then they will know that I am the LORD. -Eze 6:14

When I think of how God reveals himself, I usually think of happy things. He might heal a sickness, or fix a broken marriage, or make the stars shine extra beautifully on a warm spring evening. This passage teaches a second dimension of the Lord. He sometimes reveals himself through disaster. Disobedience gets punished--whether by the sword or famine or hell. And God's punishment reveals his wrath as much as his grace reveals his love.