2The terror of a king is like the growling of a lion; whoever provokes him to anger.
Do I think about God as being angry with me and my sin? If I sin against an earthly king, I would expect harsh punishment, but how much more if I should sin against God? Have I forgotten that God is a God of wrath? It as Lewis says about Aslan, “He is not a tame lion.”
Categories: Anger · Judgment · Proverb · Religion · Wisdom · Wrath · justice
Tagged: Aslan, C.S. Lewis
I am following the politics on the news, and I watched as Barack Obama gave his speech on race, especially concerning his pastor Rev. Wright. I could appreciate that he wanted to be loyal to his (former?) pastor, but not completely separating himself from this rather angry (and complicated)pastor will probably be bad for his campaign. I thought of this as I read the above proverb.
Pro. 19:3 People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the Lord.
This is true in my life. I find myself wasting time, and then I am mad because my time has run out. My anger is for God, myself, and others when they need me, and I am scrambling to finish what should have already been done. But the fault is all mine.
Categories: Anger · Foolishness · Proverb · Ruin · Solomon · Time · Wisdom
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