lambchop (litterally)

Sometimes I get legalistic, i become angry, and i wish the Lord will do something about it, give them a karate chop (the Lambchop..hahaaa)

I see people sitting at first row, slanting their head, sleeping in front of pastor. I know pastor will not be affected, he is one cool man in Christ. Then, I hear phone ringing during service, see people going out during salvation call, kids eating M&M, congregation being insensitive to servers, take them as servent instead...etc etc.

That's just in my home church, not even mentioning others i stumble across outside; full of complaints, commenting on their leaders, church, other churches, building too big also complain, congregation too large also complain... pastor too handsome lah, pastor car too expensive lah, tithing amount too much lah... and boy, great is their responces.

Then when it come to things like, how the Lord had made righteous the ungodly, how merciful the Lord has taken care off His people, how the church is blessed, how great and awesome is the sermon.. No responce. Ok there's responce. one or two.

The Lord showed me the story of the 12 spies who went spies out Jericho; 10 came back with, according to the Holy spirit: eeeeevvviillll report. 2 who against all odd, present their GOOD report, and let's see how the congregation responsed:

Numbers 14:10
But all the congregation said to stone [Joshua and Caleb] with stones.

I see, so it's not new. Hahaaa. Praise Jesus.

Think about this: the 2 spies who bring good news, presented a proof to their report, a huge cluster of grape, which need to be carried by 2 strong man, but the other 10 spies, they bring no proof. Simply by the word of their mouth, they managed to paint a horrifying picture. And the congregation choose to believe them.

Numbers 14:11-12
But the glory of the Lord appeared at the Tent of Meeting before all the Israelites.
And the Lord said to Moses, How long will this people provoke (spurn, despise) Me? And how long will it be before they believe Me [trusting in, relying on, clinging to Me], for all the signs which I have performed among them?

So, i think it's logical that i felt angry.

God also angry, but He is far more patient, suffered long that we might believe and be saved, and who am i to judge? for once i was like that also. The Lord suffered long for me to come to Him.

The 10 spies and their supporters died in the wilderness.

Thanks be to God, by His mercy and grace, now those who present eeevvviiillll report don't have to go round and round and die in Pulau Ubin.

And i thank the Lord He open my eyes to the scripture that, He will intervine when such thing happen, He will ensure those who believe the good report will enjoy the cluster of grapes. He is patient to wait for us to turn around, and believe His goodness. He will be there, always, for His children.

The Lord said: be patient my dear child, just as I had been patient with you, be patient with one another.

Thank you Jesus, for being patient all this while, continue to teach me and show me the truth.

Amen and amen