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 which God will bring about in his own time—God, the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords, (I Timothy 6:15)

BLESSED & HOLY RULER
        Blessed? Yes, I can understand God being the Holy Ruler, but blessed? Blessed means "happy." How can God be happy when everything has gone so wrong? How can He be happy and holy at the same time?
         One possibility is the difference between big picture and the details. A couple may argue and be angry with each other about something, but still be happy to be married to the other. Parents may be angry about something their child has done, but still be happy with their lives and roles as parents. God may be angry about sin in my life, but He knows what He is doing, and knows that ultimately, it will work out.
         Another possible reason why God can be happy and angry at the same time is that while God hates sin, none of what happens requires God to be other than who and what He is. I enjoy myself; I feel blessed when I have a chance to be most fully the person I was designed to be. Being myself in a positive way makes me happy even if my being myself in a negative way has made me angry. God can be angry with sin, and yet happy to express His love by experiencing life as a human, going to the cross, and dying for our sins. Nothing less would have allowed Him to so fully express His love or His anger, and so allow Him to be so fully Himself. 
         As a side note for those who might say this means that God should not condemn man for his sins, it is also part of God being fully Himself that He does not force Himself on us. It blesses Him to let us choose Him just as it blesses a person for another person to chose to be friends or to be married.

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