If they didn’t have anger what would they have?
Is it anger? Cain and Abel, Jacob and Esau, Rachel and Leah, Mary and Martha all had some type of conflict with a sibling. Cain killed his brother and suffered the consequences. Esau gave himself an extended ‘time out’ and returned with a submitted attitude. Leah accepted the fact that Jacob loved her sister Rachel, eventually Rachel died. Martha took her complaint to Jesus and learned her opinion was not relevant.
Anger is a state of mind; people who have unjust anger cannot be understanding, empathetic or sympathetic. Such angry people cannot see the realities of a given situation. For example: Those who support abortion reveal their anger when confronted with those who believe abortion is murder. Cain, Esau, Leah and Martha Had to deal with their anger.
Cain, who killed his brother, is an example of unjust anger. It was not Abel’s fault that Elohim did not accept his offering. His, Cain’s, irrational behavior lead to murder. (Genesis 4:1-15)
Sometimes outside sources stir up emotions that were kept at bay. We are instructed to ‘be angry and sin not’ (Ephesians 4:26). In the case of Jacob and Esau, whose parents Isaac and Rebekah were clearly not on one accord,were the victims of a household that lacked respect for not only the Word of Elohim but one another. Motivated by greed and power, Rebekkah made sure her own son, Esau, did not receive a blessing. Isaac, in his desire to give Esau everything would have left Jacob with very little had it not been for his wife’s deception. Learning that he had nothing, in his anger, Esau #WalkedAway. (Genesis 27)
Though Jacob was angry because Laban tricked him into marrying Leah and not Rachel, how did Leah feel? If you read the story, she felt unloved, which was made worst when her husband married the woman he really loved her sister. Was Leah angry? It is clear that she felt unloved and had harsh feelings towards her sister (Genesis 29:32 the birth of Reuben; Genesis 30:14-16). This crazy story of “Who is Jacob sleeping with tonight” begins in Genesis 29.
Was Martha angry? It depends on your personal understanding of what angry is, she was irritated to say the least. She was focused on one thing and her sister chose to do something other than what she believed should be done. Martha expected Yeshua to agree with her, after all she was the one serving, doing. (Luke 10:38-42)
LUKE 10:41-42 (KJV)
And Jesus answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art careful and troubled about many things: but one thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
Scripture does not teach not to be angry, it does teach us that we need to be able to deal with our anger in a proper way- don’t sin. YHWH, who is omnipresent, did not stop Cain from killing his brother or Martha from serving food. He did not tell Cain a better way of presenting an offering; nor did he tell Martha to stop what she was doing and listen to the words of Yeshua. Both experienced the consequences of their attitudes and actions. Both Cain and Martha had to learn the importance of YHWH in their lives.
In order to become angry -a person must have a stronger sense of self than of Yahovah Elohim.
ISAIAH 26:3 NKJV
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
I have been avoiding people I know who are angry. I have been not watching news because the liberal news personalities are angry. Their anger is revealed in their words which are filled with hate and unrighteous judgment. Much of the rhetoric I hear from these individuals is irrational, their irrational words have manifested into ridiculous behaviors.
Women who support abortion have intense animosity towards those of us who support life in the womb. Not only do they want the government to pay for abortions, they want doctors to perform abortions on minors without parental consent. Many of these abortion supporters have protested by wearing pink “pussy” hats. Some have protested by wearing pink pasties (little tabs on the tip of their breast) and barely nothing below with signs that declare: “My body -my choice.” As those of us who support life in the womb remain adamant in our righteous position these abortion advocates have increased their resolve to kill babies by sanctioning “term abortions”.
Angry people cannot see their behavior as sinful. Angry people do ungodly things like brag about their abortions; “Shout your abortion” was a trend many participated in. Homosexuals parade up and down the streets in outlandish garb to celebrate activities that should be private, they challenge man and GOD to do something about it!
It is easier for me to talk about abortions and homosexuality than it is to talk about President Trump. The CHRISTIAN Democrats I know are so filled with hate towards him that it manifest into anger. You can actually see their facial expressions change with the mention of his name. But it does not stop with anger towards the President, it spills over to White people, onto Black people who support him and their employer and so forth.
Unresolved anger is a personal plague that will destroy the soul.
Some people have become so immersed in their anger that they don’t know how to not be angry. Many, like Esau, were raised to be angry. There are those who have been wounded by people they loved and allowed the hurt to become anger, we see this in Leah. People who support abortion, homosexuals, those loyal to political parties AND those who have a greater loyalty to their church than to GOD become mad, angry, because others do not validate their ideology. This unresolved anger becomes a drug that needs to be fed.
A person who has righteous anger also has peace. We become angry at the idea of abortion but not towards the person who aborted. We become angry at the sin of homosexuality but not towards the homosexual. I personally did not like Barack Obama’s policies but I do not know him; yes, many of the speeches I hear him speak I do not like but the idea of him is not consuming. Righteous anger is directed towards that which disagrees with the word.
Many Christians today believe that they are right in their anger. They believe that they are justified in hating President Trump. They believe that their pro-abortion, pro-homosexuality ideology is right and those of us who disagree are wrong.
GENESIS 4:6-7 New King James Version
So the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.”
written by Marsha L F Randolph
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