Vex Wey Right for God Eye

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

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Jesus go up to Jerusalem. For the temple area, He see people wey dey sell oxen, sheep and doves, and people wey dey change money sit down there too. He use ropes make whip, come drive all of dem comot from the temple area, together with the sheep and oxen. He scatter the coins of the people wey dey change money and turn their tables upside down. He tell the people wey dey sell doves, “Carry these things comot from here, and stop to turn my Father house into market.” John 2:13b-16

Jesus vex. E use whip drive di people wey dey change money comot from di temple, and E turn dia tables upside down as E dey rebuke dem. Dat one go don be serious scene.

The important thing here na say we must understand the kind of “vex” wey Jesus get. Normally, when we talk about vex, we mean strong feeling wey don pass our control and, in fact, dey control us. Na when we no fit control ourself again, and na sin. But no be this kind of vex Jesus get.

E clear say Jesus dey perfect for every way, so we must dey very careful make we no take His vex as the same thing as the vex wey we normally dey experience. Yes, na strong feeling for Him, but e different from wetin we normally dey experience. His vex come from His perfect love.

For Jesus, na love for sinners and His desire make dem turn from sin come back to God dey move His strong feeling. Na the sin wey dem put all their mind inside He dey vex against, and He choose, with clear intention, to fight the evil wey He see. Yes, this fit don shock the people wey see am, but for that situation, na the way wey fit work best for Him to call dem to turn from sin come back to God.

Sometimes, we go see say we too need to vex because of sin. But make we dey careful! E very easy for us to use this example of Jesus take justify why we lose control of ourself and fall into the sin of vex. Vex wey right for God eye, as Jesus show am, go always leave person with peace for heart and love for the people wey the person rebuke. The person go also dey ready to forgive immediately when e see true sorrow for sin.

Today, think deeply about the vex wey right for God eye wey God fit want put for your heart sometimes. Again, take care make you discern am well. No allow this strong feeling deceive you. Instead, allow God love for other people to be wetin dey move you, and allow holy hatred for sin to guide you to act for way wey holy and just.

Lord, help me make di holy anger wey right for Your eye, wey You want make I get, grow for my heart. Help me to know di difference between wetin be sin and wetin right for Your eye. Make dis strong feeling and all my strong feelings always dey work towards doing Your holy will. Jesus, na You I trust.

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