IN YOUR ANGER, DO NOT SIN
JOB 20:12"Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,
JOB 20:13 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
JOB 20:14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.
JOB 20:15 He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.
JOB 3:26 I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
when we are weak, and vulnerable, that is when the temptation to sin is probably the strongest. on a normal day, we find oureselves living lives of resistance to sin, which as Paul says, is our flesh's natural desire, and virtually fighting a defensive war against teh lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life. (1 john 2:15-16) the only reason why we don't sin, is because we choose not to, resisting urges because we are reminded, by either sign, show or symbol that our allegiance is to Christ, and that sin breaks His heart, no matter how gratifying it may be to the flesh.
however there are moments when we fall. and when we do fall, it is the hardest to stand up again.
in addition, when we feel that god has wronged us- when our anger is directed at He who orchestrates all the affairs of life, we find ourselves frustrated and helpless before a God who, as He Himself declares in Job 38-40, commands powers beyond human imagination. our minds cry out to us in bitterness in the words of Job's wife, "curse GOd and die!" and stop clinging to our fruitless piety and wasted holiness. at that point, Job speaks of the evil which is sweet in the sufferer's mouth. yet, the gratification of the self in these moments of anguish and frustration with god, which effectively symbolises a rebellious spirit in rejection of God is nothing more than self-destruction and sccarring of the self.
in all the irony that i'm writing of this right now, when we undergo all the pain and suffering that life dictates we must, god has two possible intentions- punishment or forcing growth. both instances have the potential to be growth inducing, simply that they sit on different lines of the fence of being "right" with god, or not. let me explain. if we're not right with Him, His "education" for us is punishment, forcing us to get on the other side of the line. however, if we ARE right with Him, as Job was, what then is His point? it simply is, to get us closer to Him, to mould us into the people He wants us to be. but in either case, we're moving UPWARDS on the "growth with God" measurement. it's all part of the master plan.
in other words, our rebellion in sin simply serves to devastate God's intentions for growth and learning for us, when we isolate and detach ourselves from His influence and intimacy. hence, in our anger and frustration with God, which are by no means sinning in and of themselves- we become vulnerable to sin, which we must prevail over. the Bible declares in Genesis,
Gen 4:7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
in your anger,do not sin
JOB 20:13 though he cannot bear to let it go and keeps it in his mouth,
JOB 20:14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach; it will become the venom of serpents within him.
JOB 20:15 He will spit out the riches he swallowed; God will make his stomach vomit them up.
JOB 3:26 I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
when we are weak, and vulnerable, that is when the temptation to sin is probably the strongest. on a normal day, we find oureselves living lives of resistance to sin, which as Paul says, is our flesh's natural desire, and virtually fighting a defensive war against teh lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and pride of life. (1 john 2:15-16) the only reason why we don't sin, is because we choose not to, resisting urges because we are reminded, by either sign, show or symbol that our allegiance is to Christ, and that sin breaks His heart, no matter how gratifying it may be to the flesh.
however there are moments when we fall. and when we do fall, it is the hardest to stand up again.
in addition, when we feel that god has wronged us- when our anger is directed at He who orchestrates all the affairs of life, we find ourselves frustrated and helpless before a God who, as He Himself declares in Job 38-40, commands powers beyond human imagination. our minds cry out to us in bitterness in the words of Job's wife, "curse GOd and die!" and stop clinging to our fruitless piety and wasted holiness. at that point, Job speaks of the evil which is sweet in the sufferer's mouth. yet, the gratification of the self in these moments of anguish and frustration with god, which effectively symbolises a rebellious spirit in rejection of God is nothing more than self-destruction and sccarring of the self.
in all the irony that i'm writing of this right now, when we undergo all the pain and suffering that life dictates we must, god has two possible intentions- punishment or forcing growth. both instances have the potential to be growth inducing, simply that they sit on different lines of the fence of being "right" with god, or not. let me explain. if we're not right with Him, His "education" for us is punishment, forcing us to get on the other side of the line. however, if we ARE right with Him, as Job was, what then is His point? it simply is, to get us closer to Him, to mould us into the people He wants us to be. but in either case, we're moving UPWARDS on the "growth with God" measurement. it's all part of the master plan.
in other words, our rebellion in sin simply serves to devastate God's intentions for growth and learning for us, when we isolate and detach ourselves from His influence and intimacy. hence, in our anger and frustration with God, which are by no means sinning in and of themselves- we become vulnerable to sin, which we must prevail over. the Bible declares in Genesis,
Gen 4:7 If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must master it."
in your anger,do not sin
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