What the flip?

 Matthew 21:12-13 "Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”

These money changers and salesmen were taking advantage of the law and his people to line their own pockets. When the travelers arrived, they had to change their money for temple coins. In the exchange the money changers would steal from them. By law they had to offer sacrifices, and because many travelled long distances they would buy them at the temple. They would use the temple coins to purchase their sacrifices, which they would also overcharge the people for. They were robbing his people in God's temple as they were obeying the law. 

Jesus was angry but did not sin in his anger. I want to learn from him, because I am angry. What does it look like to have just anger and not let your flesh have control? Breathing? Calming down? I don't want to be a slave to my emotions and my flesh, responding how I feel. I want to respond how I should fully trusting God and his promises. 

In order to drive legally we all have to have insurance. But dealing with insurance companies has been a nightmare for me. When you were hit by their client and they try to avoid blame in order to line their pockets makes my blood boil. Or when the person at fault tries to avoid blame for their wrong-doing, so much frustration. What the flip-those-tables? To no extent like the righteous anger Jesus felt, but still I find myself crying out for truth and justice to prevail. For the wicked who rob to be thwarted. For those who do wrong to accept fault for what they have done. 

I am sorry for all the people out there who have been screwed over. I am sorry for the feelings of anxiety it brings up in you knowing you have to deal with certain companies when new incidents arise. It encourages me that Jesus was mad at this injustice and says he will make all things right in the end.