Mark 3:5 Jesus was furious as He looked out over the crowd, and He was grieved by their hard hearts. How could anyone care so much about the words of the law and so little about the spirit of it? (The Voice)
What a great example of anger being used in a powerful and righteous way. We see Jesus long for his people to live larger, fuller lives. And we see his anger lead to grief over the enemy's ways, blinding their eyes to real life - eternal, abundant life.
Jesus rises up, finds his voice, and speaks on behalf of the broken. A man is healed - the enemy smashed. And anger has won the day!
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what a great example of "good anger"! Thanks for posting! And what a great question to ask myself: "do I care more about the "words of the law" --neat and tidy life, doing things "right", avoiding pain--
ReplyDeleteor the "spirit of the law" -- doing life with people, sharing in the joy and pain, the easy and hard, the smooth and horribly messy.
Amazing how just today the Lord just spoke to me... people are so worth it, worth giving my life to, even if it's more messy than not, more hard than easy, more pain than joy.....every person is worth it. That's the spirit of the law, right? you might have to remind me of this tomorrow or the next day, or next week..... :)