Zeal: the Good, the Bad, the Ugly (Keith Green)

“And [Jesus] found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the moneychangers seated. And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple… His disciples remembered that it was written, ‘Zeal for Thy house will consume me.’” (John 2:14,15,17)

Imagine how the disciples felt watching their Master upsetting the lovely decorum of the temple. The noise, the dust, the shouting, the money spilling, the tables upturned – how dare He do such a thing! The disciples were probably shocked at first, then elated. That’s how I would have felt. “Good job, Jesus! Show everyone who’s boss!” When it was over, the disciples thought back to the Scripture that says, “Zeal for Thy house has consumed me.” (Psalm 69:9) They thought, Now we see what that means. Jesus loves His Father’s house so deeply that He won’t tolerate sin in it. Read the rest of this entry »