Why All The Rage? It's All Good Though...Psalm 2

'I Pity The Fool...' (Mr T)

A friend of mine who is also a child of God, is experiencing antagonism at work, for no real or apparent reason. She's been falsely accused, disrespected and otherwise mistreated at work though she is a highly qualified manager in her own right.

Course this has had her unhappy in that environment, so we've had discussions about how she's to deal with and respond to the treatment.

In terms of how to deal with it, I've told her that I actually fear for the sake of those mistreating her. God, in Psalm 105:15, 1 Chronicles 16:22 says, through David, "touch not my anointed and do my prophets no harm"...bearing in mind that a 'Prophet' is someone who speaks God's word (because God's Word ALWAYS comes to pass), so while there is a separate 'gift' of 'prophecy', in another sense, God's children are prophets, and so these verses apply.

God is saying there: "don't mess with my people or else..."

I 'pity the fool' who dares to mess with God's child - whether or not they're aware of the 'identity' of the person: just don't treat people wrongly, full stop.

I've experienced this scripture come true in my life also; soon after I qualified as a doctor, was doing my housejob (internship) and the boss in charge of our rota, kept giving me the short end of the stick, making me do shifts that were not only unhealthy for any sane person to be doing, but other docs didn't have similar shifts. Also, whenever he 'pulled a sickie', he got me to do his shifts also. Some put it down to racism - they were all polynesian, I was the only african there - I don't know about that, all i know is that this gentleman, for reasons best known to himself, was not treating me right.

I chose not to get upset about it but chose to let God deal with the situation. I didn't even have to pray and ask God to take care of the guy - that was already a given, from those verses. Rather my prayer was more for grace to still do my job to the best of my ability. And for God to forgive this guy.

Well, soon after I finished my stint in that department, the same guy got DEMOTED amidst a public scandal. Seriously humiliating for him. When I heard that news I knew at once he was getting his commeuppance for messing with God's anointed, with a child, a 'prophet', of God.

There are other examples from my life also where that scripture verse has been proven, convincing me that while there is a time to be assertive and speak out when you are being treated wrongly, you should not, if you are a child of God, get offended or harbour anger and resentment against the person mistreating you. Love them. Pity them because, unless they change their ways, they're in biiiiiig trouble.

This morning while studying Psalm 2, the Lord inspired me to share it with my friend because it speaks to her situation quite well.

Read the entire chapter here: Psalm 2.

Rage Against The People of God

• Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

• Corporate bullying, being treated with blatant disrespect and such...if you're God's child, rest assured He's got your back. Say the prayer that Jesus said on the cross 'forgive them for they know not what they do' cos if they only knew who you really were, and Who's got your back, they'd back off.
  
  
• If you're not God's child...well let's just say very often at work in the Practice I see patients who are victims of bullying at work - suffering from severe depression and seeking time off work because of it. All is not lost though: the invitation to be a part of God's family is STILL wide open to you, and Jesus Christ is waiting with wide open arms to welcome you into His family so all is not lost...it's YOUR CHOICE though.
  
  
• If you are a person who actually bullies or mistreats others, for your own sake I suggest you quit that madness - otherwise when your victim's Father responds to your behaviour you'll wish you weren't born. Seriously, there's no benefit in treating others wrong, no matter the circumstance. Repent and come join His family - He'll forgive you and sort you out, cos He loves ya.
  
  
• Mind you, it takes a seriously unhappy person to try and generate unhappiness in another person - misery loves company and all that. So that's another reason to 'pity the fool' who bullies or mistreats others...
  

God's Response To All The Rage...

• He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.

• Folks don't be fooled: God IS watching you. The fact He doesn't mete out punishment immediately is not because He doesn't see what you're doing, it's because He wants to give you time to repent, change your ways. In His time though, you reap what you're sowing.

God's Word To His Children...

• Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee. Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
  
  
• The second part of the above paragraph does not mean you will physically beat them up, lol. It rather refers to the effect your godly response will have on the ones mistreating you - also the effect God's response to them will have on them - is to break them, in some cases to humble them, to shatter their facade of 'power and might'.

God's Invitation To Those In Authority...

• Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
  
  
• Trust in God, treat His children right out of fear of the Lord, 'lest He be angry and you are suddenly destroyed'. Treat everyone with respect. Leadership doesn't equate to shows of power and authority.
  
  
• True Leadership is about respecting others and building them up, not tearing them down.
  
  
• Blessings come to those who trust God. And the blessing of God makes you rich, with no added sorrow to it. The opposite is true too.

So in summary:

• If you are a child of God and you're being mistreated at work or elsewhere, express your feelings about the way you're being treated, but do so in love and respect for the one doing it. Then let go and let your Father take care of them on your behalf.
  
  
• If you are a person in a position of authority and leadership, respect and treat those under you right. If you bully or disrespect them, you are effectively setting yourself up for disaster.

Have a fantastic week, dear reader.


Read, think about and ACT on what you're reading.


Blessings to ya.


Kem