August 9, 2017: SOAP #2806: Jeremiah 3-4; John 11

Scripture:  John (NIV) 11:33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled.
34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied.
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!”

Observation:  As we read through the scriptures, we discover that God has the full range of emotions.  God is not controlled by His emotions, but is greatly affected by them.  I think we find that man is the cause of most of God’s emotional swings.

In the verses above we find that Jesus, although He already knows what He is going to do, allows Himself to experience the sorrow of the moment and weeps with those mourning.

Application:  It is an amazing thought, but I have the power to cause God to be angry, to be sorrowful, or to rejoice and be joyful!  Knowing that and being aware that God is omnipotent, why would I ever want to make God angry?  That would be the height of stupidity!

Prayer:   Heavenly Father, to bring please you and bring you joy; that is my daily goal.  A successful day for me is to make you smile. Amen

Pastor Leon
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