Psalm 28

Why are we in such a hurry for non-believers to be punishes by God?  I recently preached a sermon on Jonah where I asked exactly that question.  Why did Jonah, the one who had been the object of God’s kindness and mercy, want anyone to experience his wrath?  In Psalm 28, David asks for the same thing that Jonah longed – that his enemies would be repaid for their deeds.

Do not drag me away with the wicked,
with those who do evil,
who speak cordially with their neighbors
but harbor malice in their hearts.

Repay them for their deeds
and for their evil work;
repay them for what their hands have done
and bring back upon them what they deserve. (Ps 28:3-4)

At least they stood on the other side of the cross.  For those of us who look upon the cross as our saving grace, our longing should be that all those around us, even our enemies, would escape the wrath of God and cling to the grace of God in Christ.  We should long that they would be the objects of God’s kindness and forever experience the incomparable riches of his grace (Eph 2:7) along with us.  Instead, we long for them to experience the horror and pain that is God’s judgment.  Why is that?