Romans 2:5-11

Dear God, thank you for this time to spend together today. I thank you so much for answering prayers and listening to our needs. Thank you for a bright new perspective on things, help me to continue to see things your way. Lord I thank you so much for ending my pain cycle, please continue to heal my body. I pray especially for Echo right now, Lord I ask that you heal her pain so that she may enjoy her life. Help the medications begin to work on her inflammation. Lord I pray for Angela, Eric, Orion and Zara; Lord you know their needs and desires and I ask that you would bless them with riches from your heavenly vaults. Amen

But because you are stubborn and refuse to turn from your sin, you are storing up terrible punishment for yourself. For a day of anger is coming, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

This verse has always stung me also. The day is coming when God will reveal his righteous judgment. I have heard so many teachings on this I really don't know what is in store for the stubborn believer. I have heard that God will seriously punish you, I find this hard to understand because God is love and he loves us and I don't think it is in God's nature to punish those he loves. I have heard that we have a store house of riches in heaven, or gifts from God and then we are receiving judgment that some of those riches will be taken away. This too sounds a bit far fetched, why would God take away things he has already given and why would we care. We are in heaven with God does it matter if our crown has jewels in it or not?! lol We will be worshiping and praising God for his wonderfulness! I love what you said about seeking the kingdom of God, I think when we keep that perspective everything else falls into line. If we are seeking the kingdom (love) then we will not be surrounded by sin, we will not be judging others but rather loving them.

He will judge everyone according to what they have done. 

^{He will judge us according to what we have done. I think again he is looking for the good we have done, how much of the kingdom has been expanded by your actions and love of others. What you have judge others by you will be judged also. If you judge by righteousness then that is what God will judge you by. If you judge based on the law then that is the standard you will be judged.}

 He will give eternal life to those who keep on doing good, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality that God offers.  

The ray of hope like you said tucked in. I loved what you said about seeking the kingdom, seeking after the glory and honor and immortality. We are suppose to keep on seeking, it isn't stag net or stationary there is an action involved here.

But he will pour out his anger and wrath on those who live for themselves, who refuse to obey the truth and instead live lives of wickedness.

Again action is required, we don't live lives for ourselves we pour out our lives for others LIKE JESUS did! I think God really does not like selfishness, he is stating that right here. I liked your translation better here. 2:8 "But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow evil, there will be wrath and anger." Like verse 7 said we are to seek after the glory, honor, and immortality that God offers and not be Self seeking; seeking glory and honor for ourselves.

There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on doing what is evil—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile. But there will be glory and honor and peace from God for all who do good—for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.  For God does not show favoritism. 

I like this verse because it is the simple truth, no hidden meanings here. Obviously if you continue to do  wrong and evil you will have trouble, here on earth and later on after judgment. God has no favorites, no gentile or Jew is his favorite. He doesn't want us to judge or to be prideful or to see glory for ourselves. For those who do good, who seek after the kingdom who pursue him and his ways and love other there will be peace from God and glory from God. He is not asking for perfection here he is asking for us to look for him everywhere, to be the kingdom here on earth and show love where ever we go, to love others and not judge them and to give God all the glory and honor and credit for ALL things. Simple yes, hard well sometimes......