A Dangerous Anger

For you yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so comes as a thief in the night. For when they say, “Peace and safety!” then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape. 1 Thessalonians 5:2-3

The news headlines will have it in bold print this morning, I don't have to tell you anything. Another person with something against people he or she does not even know has shattered any illusion of safety in this land. It is a sad thing.

The Apostle Paul when writing his letter to the Thessalonians was not writing of someone who sets out to kill as many people as he or she possibly can. Murder whether of one or of many is against God's law and always has been. What Paul wrote was by way of warning. None of those Thessalonians lived to see the day of the Lord, and none of us living now may see it in this lifetime either. On the other hand, Paul was convinced that the signs pointed to soon, and we feel the same way in this age nearly 2,000 years later. The point is to be ready to be with our Lord on any day.

Could today be the day that someone is so angry at something entirely unrelated to me that he runs me over with a cement truck? Any of us might ask ourselves that question and come up with that ever present 'maybe'. For a day or two, I'll be extra careful when crossing the street! It is a dangerous anger that diminishes the life of another to where it can be ended so callously. There is only one answer for us when that anger is so far away: prayer. It seems like a powerless answer to many, and they are correct, I am powerless in this, but my Lord is not! Why didn't He stop it? Ask Him! My Lord is not afraid of us asking, in fact He calls for us to do so. See Isaiah 1:18 for your personal invitation to reason with our Lord God.

Have a prayerful day in Christ Jesus,
Bucky