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#338 What will your Unresolved Anger cost you? Consider Moses…
Moses was a man of God. Despite Moses' stellar resume (CV), his unresolved anger cost him entrance into the promised land. Like Moses, what will your unresolved anger cost you? And, how can you work with God to address your unresolved anger?
In this episode, Kim will show in scripture 1.) the unresolved anger of Moses; 2.) the implications of his disobedience to God when striking the rock at Meribah; and 3.) how you can address your unresolved anger to receive the blessings that God has for your life.
Let's first look at ANGER. We've all experienced it in many overt or passive forms. What does anger do to us? ANGER diminishes our objectivity. It compromises our ability to reason or hear reason from other people's perspective. Anger can cause us to make snap judgments or decisions about the circumstances surrounding us. It can lead us to disobedience and cause us to refuse God and what He is offering us.
The Bible never says that Moses was angry. However, Kim shows the many instances in the books of Exodus and Numbers that Moses was an angry man. His anger ultimately led to his disobedience to the Lord at the rock of Meribah which yielded dire consequences for Moses and Aaron.
With his staff in hand before the complaining assembly of Israelites, God told Moses and Aaron to "command" the rock to yield water. That is, to speak to the rock and not strike it… which Moses did NOT do as he struck the rock - not once but twice. Moses and Aaron did not trust God. They did not revere God as holy in the public eye of the people, and it cost them entrance into the promised land.
Despite all of God's glory that Moses experienced, it was years later that Moses acknowledged at Pisgah that God had only BEGUN to show him is greatness and might. Moses experienced inward growth and recognized God's might and holiness, but it wouldn't be enough for God to dismiss the consequence of his actions.
What was the big deal for striking and not speaking to the rock at Meribah? The rock symbolized Christ! Striking the rock foreshadowed salvation and what was going to happen to Christ by the striking - the stripes, the lashes - that Jesus bore for our sins. Speaking to the rock foreshadowed sanctification. In sanctification, we interact with and speak to the rock who is Jesus Christ.
Unresolved anger resulted in spiritual blindness for Moses and his snap decision at Meribah.
Like Moses, Is unresolved anger blinding you?
Six (6) Considerations for Addressing Unresolved Anger and Ways to Move Forward:
Ask God if you have unresolved anger hiding within you
Admit it when He shows you through the people God puts in your life
Resolve that no one owes you anything; write-off other's debt
Remember that God see you and is ultimately in control of all; He wants to develop you
Give God thanks in everything… especially when others hurt you
Stop rehearsing your hurts
To God Be The Glory! Happy Thanksgiving!
Prov 17:22; Ex 2:7-16; Ex 3:19; Ex 4:21; Ex 5:1-9, 19-22; Ex 6:9-10; Ex 32:1-6; Ex 17:1-8; Num 20:1-13; Deut 3:23-27; 1 Cor 10:1-4; Is 53:5; John 7:37-38
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By Kim MooreMoses was a man of God. Despite Moses' stellar resume (CV), his unresolved anger cost him entrance into the promised land. Like Moses, what will your unresolved anger cost you? And, how can you work with God to address your unresolved anger?
In this episode, Kim will show in scripture 1.) the unresolved anger of Moses; 2.) the implications of his disobedience to God when striking the rock at Meribah; and 3.) how you can address your unresolved anger to receive the blessings that God has for your life.
Let's first look at ANGER. We've all experienced it in many overt or passive forms. What does anger do to us? ANGER diminishes our objectivity. It compromises our ability to reason or hear reason from other people's perspective. Anger can cause us to make snap judgments or decisions about the circumstances surrounding us. It can lead us to disobedience and cause us to refuse God and what He is offering us.
The Bible never says that Moses was angry. However, Kim shows the many instances in the books of Exodus and Numbers that Moses was an angry man. His anger ultimately led to his disobedience to the Lord at the rock of Meribah which yielded dire consequences for Moses and Aaron.
With his staff in hand before the complaining assembly of Israelites, God told Moses and Aaron to "command" the rock to yield water. That is, to speak to the rock and not strike it… which Moses did NOT do as he struck the rock - not once but twice. Moses and Aaron did not trust God. They did not revere God as holy in the public eye of the people, and it cost them entrance into the promised land.
Despite all of God's glory that Moses experienced, it was years later that Moses acknowledged at Pisgah that God had only BEGUN to show him is greatness and might. Moses experienced inward growth and recognized God's might and holiness, but it wouldn't be enough for God to dismiss the consequence of his actions.
What was the big deal for striking and not speaking to the rock at Meribah? The rock symbolized Christ! Striking the rock foreshadowed salvation and what was going to happen to Christ by the striking - the stripes, the lashes - that Jesus bore for our sins. Speaking to the rock foreshadowed sanctification. In sanctification, we interact with and speak to the rock who is Jesus Christ.
Unresolved anger resulted in spiritual blindness for Moses and his snap decision at Meribah.
Like Moses, Is unresolved anger blinding you?
Six (6) Considerations for Addressing Unresolved Anger and Ways to Move Forward:
Ask God if you have unresolved anger hiding within you
Admit it when He shows you through the people God puts in your life
Resolve that no one owes you anything; write-off other's debt
Remember that God see you and is ultimately in control of all; He wants to develop you
Give God thanks in everything… especially when others hurt you
Stop rehearsing your hurts
To God Be The Glory! Happy Thanksgiving!
Prov 17:22; Ex 2:7-16; Ex 3:19; Ex 4:21; Ex 5:1-9, 19-22; Ex 6:9-10; Ex 32:1-6; Ex 17:1-8; Num 20:1-13; Deut 3:23-27; 1 Cor 10:1-4; Is 53:5; John 7:37-38