Because we so often want to focus on God’s love, we can miss that God also hates.  God has sovereign justice and wrath … without those His love would be insincere. God will never allow His love to be used as a doormat.  One of the keys to being armed for battle is agreeing with God’s wisdom in love, justice, and wrath. 

Here are some Biblical truths about what can provoke God’s wrath:

1) No other gods.  That’s the first and greatest commandment. (Exodus. 20:1-7; Deut. 12:31, 16:21-22)

2) Do not deny the voice and power of God (aka blaspheming against the Holy Spirit) (Mark 3:28-29)

3) Do not harm God’s prophets and anointed ones. (1 Chronicles 16:22; Psalm 105:15)

4) God hates evil. (Zechariah 8:17, Psalm 11:5)

5) Seven abominations. (Proverbs 6:16-19)

Some think that God is not allowed to get angry or jealous, but that’s contrary to Scriptural texts as noted above.  So let me suggest questions that you may not have considered.  If you don’t hear God’s voice in prayer, can you keep yourself from provoking God’s wrath by solely keeping the intent of the law? Also, can you please God by simply keeping the law or do you need to walk in faith?  Ask God to teach you how to be more than just a law-keeper and how to truly be a God-follower.

Please study the Scriptures passages included above.