There have been and always will be consequences to our sin. These are never pleasant experiences to say the least. What if these consequences weren't God's wrath, but rather, His grace and mercy in bringing us back to Himself? What if His wrath was allowing our consequences to be the inability to recognize the sin in our own lives? We would be ever hearing, but never understanding; ever seeing, but never perceiving. What a dark place to be!

Additional Scripture References:

1 John 2:12; Isaiah 5 and 6; Romans 11:13-15; Romans 11:25-26; 2 Chronicles 7:14 2 Timothy 3