Jesus Got Angry

Jesus got angry.  There are two Scripture references to Jesus getting angry with people.  There was the incident in the temple, when Jesus turned over the money changers tables.  In this passage, we are not explicitly told that Jesus was angry, but the description of the scene definitely confirms His anger.  The other Scripture reference is Mark 3:1-6, which explicitly states that Jesus looked around at the Pharisee "with anger" and was "grieved at their hardness of heart."  In both of these passages, Jesus' anger was not sinful, but rather, it was righteous anger.

We feel "sinful anger" when our expectations are not met.  Often, such anger leads to other feelings like resentment and a desire to get even with those who caused our hurt.  Righteous anger is different, though.  We feel righteous anger when God's expectations are not met.  Rather than leading to resentment and a desire to get even, righteous anger leads to deeper love for others and a desire to lead them to God and to holiness.  The foundation of righteous anger has to be humility, because without humility our righteous anger will quickly turn into self-righteousness.  

When have you experienced righteous anger recently?  How did God want to use that anger to help others?