Deuteronomy 29:28 King James Version

28 And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

I have had anger issues in my past. The very first sign to me from my sovereign God was when He took away my unwarranted anger. I did not know what I was angry about.

I know why I get angry these days. The why is beyond my control. My responsibility to my God is to not act out because of it. The Lord roots out the problem. I am not the right hand of God.

I see things and those things lead me to question my understanding. It is up to me to submit to His higher power, wisdom and authority.

This came to me a long time ago and I thought I knew what it meant, but now I am not so sure.

Righteous indignation is still indignation.

I thought it was because when mankind allows self-righteousness to direct action we are at odds with God’s will.

Today as I read His Word I see anger, wrath and indignation are listed as three separate issues here in Deuteronomy. I myself find it impossible to distinguish the differences. Perhaps it would be a wise thing to admit and let God handle the problem rather than acting on it myself.

I am on God’s side. I take orders from Him. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are One, they are in agreement. Who am I to argue with that?

True faith is all about submission to the one who is righteous and proven Himself to be true.

When I come to Him in anger, I have stopped listening. It is just that simple.

Trust and obey. To do that we have to be listening. Shouting at a problem doesn’t get it fixed.

John 10:9 I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture.

Doors are for gaining access. When you go to the bank and enter, you know why you are there. If you go to a grocery store and enter, you know why you are there.

Just about every door you choose to open comes with an expectation of what is to be found inside.

Jesus is The Door. What do you expect on the other side? Salvation? Sure but look at what Jesus says about us, we get to come and go. Since we entered by “The Door”, why would we go out? Maybe it is because the pasture is only on this side.

We all understand the purpose of a pasture. It is where the sheep eat.

John 21:17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love me?” Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, “Do you love me?” and he said to him, “Lord, you know everything; you know that I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my sheep.”

We come and go through “The Door”. Like Peter we are told to feed His sheep over and over again.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

We go in to receive the Word which we are to feed to the sheep when we go out to the pasture.

We do not know what other words will be given after we have fed the sheep. We have to go back in to receive the Word afresh without knowing what that Word might be until we receive it from God.

This is faith, going in to receive without expectation.