Flipped – Turning the Tables
Joey Rodgers
John 2:13-25
Many years ago, when we lived in MS, a house on our street caught fire. What was interesting about the fire was there was never an actual fire - and yet the house got so hot on the inside, the nails in the sheetrock seared thru, and the stainless-steel refrigerator melted.
SEE - for a fire to be a fire, it requires fuel, heat, and oxygen. In this fire, a socket shorted in the laundry room where the door was shut. Thus, there was fuel, heat, and just enough oxygen to get the fire started, but not enough to make it combust into flames. So, after the primary oxygen in the room was consumed, the fire continued seething b/c there was just enough air entering from under the door to fuel it, but not make it combust - generating an incredible amount of heat.
I wonder - have you ever been so justifiably angry that you could barely see straight, and all it would’ve taken was a hint of oxygen and could’ve exploded? To be honest, I had one of those moments in the past 3 days. Here’s the big question. How did you respond? Did you start seething? Did you blow up? Or were you able to express your frustration in a manner that was intentional/controlled - and still you made your point?
Such was the case in John 2:13-25 when Jesus entered the Temple court to see it turned into a den of thieves.
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts, He found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So, He made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep/cattle; He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves, he said, ’’Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!’’ His disciples remembered that it is written: ‘‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’’ The Jews then responded to Him, ‘‘What sign can you show us to prove you ...
Joey Rodgers
John 2:13-25
Many years ago, when we lived in MS, a house on our street caught fire. What was interesting about the fire was there was never an actual fire - and yet the house got so hot on the inside, the nails in the sheetrock seared thru, and the stainless-steel refrigerator melted.
SEE - for a fire to be a fire, it requires fuel, heat, and oxygen. In this fire, a socket shorted in the laundry room where the door was shut. Thus, there was fuel, heat, and just enough oxygen to get the fire started, but not enough to make it combust into flames. So, after the primary oxygen in the room was consumed, the fire continued seething b/c there was just enough air entering from under the door to fuel it, but not make it combust - generating an incredible amount of heat.
I wonder - have you ever been so justifiably angry that you could barely see straight, and all it would’ve taken was a hint of oxygen and could’ve exploded? To be honest, I had one of those moments in the past 3 days. Here’s the big question. How did you respond? Did you start seething? Did you blow up? Or were you able to express your frustration in a manner that was intentional/controlled - and still you made your point?
Such was the case in John 2:13-25 when Jesus entered the Temple court to see it turned into a den of thieves.
When it was almost time for the Jewish Passover, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. In the temple courts, He found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. So, He made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep/cattle; He scattered the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. To those who sold doves, he said, ’’Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!’’ His disciples remembered that it is written: ‘‘Zeal for your house will consume me.’’ The Jews then responded to Him, ‘‘What sign can you show us to prove you ...
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