Monday, June 20, 2011

Angry, But..

1 Kings 11:9
“The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.”

It is said that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Defined as having no particular interest or emotion or concern, our Pinoy term for that is dedma, derived from dead malice. In relation to love, it’s worse than hate, for haters at least relate with you. An indifferent person completely ignores your existence. It’s my son playing deaf ear and unmoved at my plea for household help. Such heats me up for it implies I’m undervalued and my works were met with ungratefulness.  No parent would brush off the disrespect. But will we care less if they continue in disobedience? Love will not permit us. 

Coming from the context of love and much grace, God as a Father became angry with Solomon for he turned his back from Him. Solomon’s indifference is evident in how he deviated from the wisdom he was equipped with, defying the commands God twice personally warned him about, and disregarding all blessings he and all Israel were enjoying. He lived his last years ungrateful and undervaluing the God who made ‘him’ all happen.  ‘He turned his heart away’ meant he called not, and worse, cared not. God was angry for it insulted His Being and His blessings. But He was never indifferent. The punishment of tearing the Israel’s kingdom proves He still is committed to the relationship. Sparing one tribe for David’s line was that grace. God detests the sin and the sinner, but did He stop loving Solomon as his son? 

So, is God angry when I sin? Yes. Will He punish? Yes. Will He stop loving? No, but that will not stop Him from executing judgment. For where sin is, His wrath is there. It’s part of the covenant relationship. At the cross, Jesus became the sinner for us, bearing the sins of the world  past, present and future. But God did not step in to stop Christ from dying. His love kept Him there. Shall we then continue to live as if all these were nonsense? Shall we disregard His warning and discredit His blessings? Do we really want God’s anger against us? Because He will if we choose to. But that will not keep Him from loving us. Mindblowing!
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Angry, But..

1 Kings 11:9
“The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.”

It is said that the opposite of love is not hate, but indifference. Defined as having no particular interest or emotion or concern, our Pinoy term for that is dedma, derived from dead malice. In relation to love, it’s worse than hate, for haters at least relate with you. An indifferent person completely ignores your existence. It’s my son playing deaf ear and unmoved at my plea for household help. Such heats me up for it implies I’m undervalued and my works were met with ungratefulness.  No parent would brush off the disrespect. But will we care less if they continue in disobedience? Love will not permit us. 

Coming from the context of love and much grace, God as a Father became angry with Solomon for he turned his back from Him. Solomon’s indifference is evident in how he deviated from the wisdom he was equipped with, defying the commands God twice personally warned him about, and disregarding all blessings he and all Israel were enjoying. He lived his last years ungrateful and undervaluing the God who made ‘him’ all happen.  ‘He turned his heart away’ meant he called not, and worse, cared not. God was angry for it insulted His Being and His blessings. But He was never indifferent. The punishment of tearing the Israel’s kingdom proves He still is committed to the relationship. Sparing one tribe for David’s line was that grace. God detests the sin and the sinner, but did He stop loving Solomon as his son? 

So, is God angry when I sin? Yes. Will He punish? Yes. Will He stop loving? No, but that will not stop Him from executing judgment. For where sin is, His wrath is there. It’s part of the covenant relationship. At the cross, Jesus became the sinner for us, bearing the sins of the world  past, present and future. But God did not step in to stop Christ from dying. His love kept Him there. Shall we then continue to live as if all these were nonsense? Shall we disregard His warning and discredit His blessings? Do we really want God’s anger against us? Because He will if we choose to. But that will not keep Him from loving us. Mindblowing!