The Holy Anger

Wednesday, November 22, 2023

Scripture says, "be angry, but sin not." Some believers use this to justify anger in judging. But our problem is that we're usually not angry enough. In Hebrew, the word Holy Spirit is Ruach HaKodesh. Ruach doesn't just mean Spirit, it also means anger. We're to have a holy anger at sin itself - selfishness, apathy, lack of love. If you're angry at people or yourself, that's not it. The Spirit has an anger, but it's never prideful. It's anger at sin. Be so angry at your own sin that you determine to live the most unselfish life. So angry at people being lost, that you determine to spread the Gospel no matter what. So angry at a lack of love that you respond by being a fountain of love. That's the Ruach HaKodesh being so angry that when you see unsaved people, you have the burden of the Spirit to share the Good News and save them. You should get so angry that you leave that sin once and for all and live a life of righteousness. But it starts with a holy anger. That's the Spirit, that's the Ruach.

From Message #623 - Ruach