Initially its shock and sadness; the loss of life, the devastation; how can it be? “Why” comes first. After why, the real reason sets in. Sin. Evil led to sin that led to death . . . and the pattern continues to this day. When sin entered the world death was not far behind. In the meantime, sorrow and pain and loss and misery and many more results of sin came along. Why? The answer – man made his choice and made it poorly. That choice to sin, to violate the command of our Holy God, was the beginning and we have not yet reached the end. At some point it all just makes us angry – and it certainly should.
Our Lord Jesus got angry about this very thing – this thing of sin. In John 11:33 we see our Lord angry over the result of sin entering the world. He sees death and sorrow. He sees some who weep as if they have no hope and others with hope yet sorrowful and miserable all because of the work of the evil one in the lives of our Lord’s own created images of Himself. People who were knit together by this Holy God with a love exceeding our deepest thoughts and feelings and imaginations. Yes, He was angry. Angry that sin – for a time – would have its way.
How angry are you about sin? Your sins, the sins of others, the sins of our society – how angry? The killing of babies goes on. Man’s chosen excesses continue. Many other failures of man continue. How angry are you about sin? Angry enough to change your ways? Angry enough to work to change our society’s sinful laws and practices? Angry enough to work to help victims of man’s own poor choices? What will you do?
Jesus got angry. He did something about it!! Will you?
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