Beware of the Holy Indignant - Part 2 | 05.29.14

This blog post is a continuation of the previously published post of the same title.

The A-portion of Amos 5:15 reads, "Hate the evil, and love the good, and establish judgment in the gate."  If something is indeed unjust, unworthy, mean, unfair or wrong, then our response should be MORE than just dissatisfaction.  It should be hatred!  Bible here instructs us to do THREE things, not just to pick and choose which one(s) of the three we want to do.  It is, therefore, critical to our ability to righteously "establish judgment in the gate" that we "hate the evil, and love the good."  And in order to fulfill this prerequisite, we must be transformed by the renewing of our minds, as stated in Romans 12:2, so that we can appropriately--and without question--discern evil and good BEFORE we establish judgment.

In considering "the gate," we must understand that it represents an opening--more specifically, a guarded opening.  This is why the aforementioned renewing of the mind is so important: it's designed to produce the mental sobriety necessary for us to successfully determine what goes in and out the gates of our lives.  Additionally, the phrase to "establish judgment" can be better understood as presenting the verdict.  And believe me: when the mind embraces GOD's verdict, the mouth can then articulate it with conviction.  But wait... Once pronounced, the verdict still must be enforced; and dissatisfied people DON'T enforce judgments.  Only the indignant are angry enough to call for the power of GOD as well as make the Spirit-led decisions that will guard the gate.

When people are desperate for change, they will do whatever it takes to see change happen. Therefore, may your worship welcome an uprising of holy indignation TODAY that will actualize your desire for change by spurring Spirit-led decisions for the power of GOD to back up on your behalf.

Beware of the Holy Indignant | 05.08.14

Let's face it...  It's not enough for us to be dissatisfied with where we are. In order to see change manifest, we must come to a place in which we hate where we are. For that is when holy indignation can rise up and inspire the kind of bold decision making that truly manifests change in our life experiences.

Indignation is defined as anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean.  When holy people become indignant over a righteous cause, it is then that the potential for manifested change can be actualized.  In other words, the Deliverer is waiting on us to get angry and make clear decisions that will actually create a thoroughfare for Him to move on our behalf.  For those who may be unaware of it, deliverance does not happen casually.  Neither is it triggered by our mere dissatisfaction with the situations and circumstances of life.  Only hatred can inspire the degree of desperation required to experience a manifestation of change.

Now before you start thinking about how extreme this sounds and mentally begin running scripture references to refute what you just read, let me give you a quick, personal example of this.  I am the type of person that can order a meal and still eat it even though I may be dissatisfied with what I received.  However, IF I HATE IT, then you better believe it won't get eaten.  Such a simple example, yet it speaks volumes about how we live: we can hate something as minuscule as food (and even become indignant about it) but--to our own detriment--resort to just being dissatisfied about the ungodly directions in which our lives are headed... PLEASE take a few moments to really think about that.  Reflect on those areas of your life wherein you have been dissatisfied and failed to develop the hatred necessary to create change there.  (It would be great to hear your thoughts and comments on this!)

TO BE CONTINUED...