"Holding on by a Thread"

"Pour out Thine indignation upon them, and let Thy wrathful anger take hold of them." (Psalms 69:24) It might appear as though this makes no sense whatsoever; but if you only knew how much God hates evil, then it might make you think twice. Then again, maybe that is one of our biggest problems, we are always thinking twice about everything we are told to do. Maybe we should do a little less thinking about doing what we know is right and we should just start doing right! Here is the thing that I believe God is speaking to me about through this verse; not that He wants to pour out His indignation, or even His wrath, because He really does not enjoy doing that; but that He wants us to realize where He stands when it comes to evil. Let's be perfectly honest here, left to our own devices and passions of our hearts, we can really do some pretty messed up stuff; it's not like we even need to try very hard to imagine every sort of evil thing that there is to do, and if the resources were to have been close at hand, then we might have indulged a time or two. God knows every thing that there is to know about every one of us; there is nothing that is hidden from God. The point is really very obvious, because if we know where He stands, and we know He knows everything there is to know about us, then where should that put our concern to do right? Part of our problem might be in the way that we view ourselves. Not that I care too much about trying to figure out human nature, the Bible has that figured out for us, we just need to accept that what it says is true; but there is something to knowing what you are, or as they would say, "Know thyself." Forget about trying to figure out anyone else, but just focus on who you are in Christ, not what you once were in the world; neither give any thought to what you could be in this world, but only what you are in Christ. I really don't think we all truly understand grace as much as we think that we do; I mean, we make a good presentation when it comes to giving an answer, but do we really know how to walk in grace? or are me more concerned about how others are doing? What comes to mind when I think of this, is Rahab the harlot, who was not only saved from the destruction, but ended up being lifted up far above many others. It really counts what that thread is attached to! We are all holding on by just a thread; we are all just protected by grace... "We can say with confidence and a clear conscience that we have lived with a God-given holiness and sincerity in our dealings. We have depended upon God's grace, not on our own human wisdom. That is how we have conducted ourselves before the world, and especially towards you. Our letters have been straightforward and there is nothing written between the lines and nothing you can't understand. I hope someday you will fully understand us, even if you don't understand us now. Then on the day when the Lord Jesus returns, you will be proud of us in the same way we are proud of you." (2 Corinthians 2:12-14) NLT