Would God Be Angry?

CONSIDER
If we suspect that an unmet expectation has resulted in anger concerning an issue that God would also be angry about, we must first ask, “Is there biblical proof?” Many times we assume God would be angry about a particular situation, but we cannot find the scriptural backing for our assertion. So often we seek for biblical proof to justify our own solution to accomplish the end result we desire. We must truly seek His solutions. Seeking Him in desperate dependency will unveil His plan.

BIBLE TRUTH

“And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own? How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.” (Matt. 7:3–5 NLT)

HOW DOES THIS APPLY TO ME?
With biblical proof evident, our next decision to consider is this: “Can I expose and confront the sin?” We can never be ready to confront what is in others’ lives until we are content in Christ with the way things are in our lives. Otherwise we may be trying to control people and situations to make our lives better instead of ministering Christ to others.

PRAYER
Jesus, I am going to keep on asking for Your answers, so that I may receive Your answers. I want to keep on seeking Your solutions, so I may find Your solutions. I will keep on knocking, so the door will be opened. You promise that everyone who asks, receives. Everyone who seeks, finds. And to everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. . . . (Matt. 7:7–8)



(excerpts from Desperate Dependency by J. Kirk & Melanie D. Lewis)

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