"No Other Way"

 "And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen, and poured out the changers' money, and overthrew the tables; and said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father's house a house of merchandise." (John 2:15-16 KJV)

  "We are human, but we don't wage war as humans do. We use God's weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. And after you have become fully obedient, we will punish everyone who remains disobedient." (2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NLT) 

  Have you ever wondered what righteous anger looks like? Nothing can be truly understood if it does not have something else to standup next against; and if there is a way, other than what we see here happening, then there must be some sign, which I do not find! There are several illustrations that come to mind; not all them have quite the passion that Jesus had; but then again, no one else was quite like Jesus! 

  I know that we are not really meant to get uncontrollably angry, but we do. And I know that the Bible clearly says, "Don't let the sun go down on your anger", yet we sometimes do. How then do we learn to be angry, yet sin not? If I had to think of something easy, it might be something like praying before reacting; or maybe, asking yourself, What would Jesus do, before you actually say or do anything when you get angry. 

  That said, who even assumed that Jesus was angry? That might be what is seen through the eyes of those who might not know who He is; but for those that know who He is, this was Him cleaning house! If you came home and found some wild animals eating the food in your kitchen, would you be justified to grab a broom and start chasing them out of the house? Being polite and asking them to leave, may or may not work; but grabbing something to get their attention, that just might work. 

  Not to change the subject or anything, but I heard an old message yesterday from Pastor John; I know it was old, because he used Ben in the message, and he said that Ben was only 10 years old. He was sharing a message about Cain and Abel; crazy thing is, I heard another message about Cain and Able later on in the day; a totally different subject, but based upon the same characters. 

  In Jon's message he shared about the sin offering of both Cain and able; one was good, and one was not so good. Both offerings were good in their own eyes, but only Abel's offering was pleasing to God. If you want to get technical, where did it say in the Scriptures, prior to the sacrifice, what was meant to be sacrificed? Was the blood offering from Abel the first of it's kind? I think not...

"And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living. Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them." (Genesis 3:20-21 KJV)