You know one thing I never
really understood about Jesus is how he could “be angry and sin not.” I mean when I was growing up my anger always
went hand in hand with my butt blisters; so naturally when I read about Jesus
getting angry and tossing around tables I saw a few problems. First of all, Jesus was in “church” and we
all know that the only emotion you’re supposed to feel in church is happiness…
that means anger is a no no. Secondly,
Jesus wasn’t just mad… he was table-flippin’ furious! This problem never really was resolved in my
mind until just recently when I experienced my own form on righteous
anger. See, Jesus wasn’t angry because
he wasn’t getting his way or because his little brother stole his toy; Jesus
was angry because he saw people thumbing their noses as God. He was angry because he saw people that knew
what they were doing was wrong and yet the kept doing it. Another thing I realized was that he wasn’t
just angry he was sad too. I can just
picture the tears running down his face as he turned those tables over. God has hard wired me with this love for
truth and justice and it angers me so much to see people throw away their
character and forsake truth while still trying to cling to the name
Christian. At the same time it breaks my
heart to see them slap my Jesus in the face.
Why would you stand behind something that you know is a lie? Why would you take that truth that God has
given you and throw it away for someone who doesn’t even care about you? It’s time to flip some tables!
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