Anger Fixed At God Leads To Rebellion!
Job 1:7-12
7 The Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 8 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” 9 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? 10 Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. 11 But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” 12 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. ESV
Job 1:20-22
20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped. 21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” 22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong. ESV
Job 2:9-10
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. ESV
- God can handle our honest anger ___________, but _________ anger leads to ___________ and death.
Job 3:1-3
1 After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said: 3 “Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’ ESV
Job 3:11
11 “Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire? ESV
Job 13:15
15 Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face. ESV
Hebrews 12:6
6 because the Lord disciplines the one he loves, and he chastens everyone he accepts as his son.” NIV
Psalm 103:19
19 The Lord has established his throne in the heavens, and his kingdom rules over all. ESV
- The ultimate ______ of rebellion is _______ greased by ______.
- The only __________ to rebellion is _______ and ___________.
1 Corinthians 2:9-10
9 But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the heart of man imagined, what God has prepared for those who love him”— 10 these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit. For the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God. ESV
Romans 8:28
28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. ESV
Isaiah 57:1
1 The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; ESV
Psalm 46:10
10 “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!” ESV
Psalm 107:17-21
17 Some became fools through their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. 18 They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. 19 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. 20 He sent out his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave. 21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind. NIV
Galatians 6:7-8
7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. ESV
1. God can handle our honest anger expressed, but savored anger leads to rebellion and death.
2. The ultimate root of rebellion is pride greased by fear.
3. The only solution to rebellion is trust and surrender.
