40 Days...Day 11

Good Morning Church,
Today is day 11 on our 40 day journey to bring ourselves closer to God. Today’s text can be found in both Matthew and Mark.

Matthew 21:12-13
12And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all those who were buying and selling in the temple, and overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those who were selling doves. 13And He said to them, "It is written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER'; but you are making it a ROBBERS' DEN."

Mark 11:17
17And He began to teach and say to them, "Is it not written, 'MY HOUSE SHALL BE CALLED A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL THE NATIONS'? But you have made it a ROBBERS' DEN."

I really like studying this story and looking at this side of Jesus’ personality. On one side you see Him driving out those who were buying and selling in the temple. However, His anger is completely gone as He turns and begins to teach those who remained, and it says He healed the blind and the lame who came to Him.

We all get angry, but too many times we release that anger on the wrong person(s), or we let our anger stay with us all day and take it out on our family at home. The next time your angry, make sure you don’t release that anger on the innocent. Stop and pray to God and He will help you to calm down before you hurt someone you love.