JEHOVAH 'ERECH APPAYIM
(YAH-WEH 'AREK APH)
THE LORD IS SLOW TO ANGER
Nahum 1:3
The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Slow to anger means more than patient, it is longsuffering or allowing for long stretches of time at a time.
John 3:16-17 tells us God loves the world of people He creates, that He didn't send His Son to condemn us but to save us.
The Bible says God is slow to anger, it doesn't say God never gets angry. Eventually, the longsuffering will end, God will move against those people and nations who have refused to repent and turn to Him; then, you better hope and pray you are not one of them.
This passage in Nahum is speaking of Nineveh, and the destruction which came upon the city and its inhabitants who refused to turn their hearts to God.
But because we know The Word of God is Living and breathing, we know that what happened then could and will happen even in our day.
To day is your day of salvation. Call upon the name of the LORD and walk in His ways today, while it is still today. Keep in His Word and His Word will keep in you.
