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GOD’S DESCRIPTION OF LOVE, Part 9 - LOVE IS NOT EASILY PROVOKED (1 Corinthians 13:5).
This Scripture does not say that this pure, unmerited, merciful, gracious love of God cannot be provoked. What is says is that it is not EASILY provoked.
The word provoked in the Greek language is “paroxumo” meaning “to exasperate, to stir.”
In John 2:14-17, we read that Jesus Christ, the perfect example of agape love was provoked to righteous indignation, especially when it came to corrupting the purity and holiness of God’s house.
John 2:17 states: “And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.” This was stated from Psalm 69:9.
It’s a shame that we who call ourselves the followers of Christ do not have the same zeal and righteous anger regarding God’s house when it is corrupted and defiled in so many ways.
Our Father God is agape love (1 John 4:8). However, Psalm 7:11 says: “God is angry with the wicked every day.” The next Scripture, verse 12 says: “If he turn not, he will whet his sword; he hath bent his bow, and made it ready.”
The NLT says: “If a person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow. He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.”
More tomorrow.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
