Anger
James 1:20 (NLT)
Father there is so much to be angry about in the world. The list of injustice would be too long and actually too aggravating to enumerate. And yet you tell us to “Be angry and do not sin. Don't let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and don't give the devil an opportunity.” Ephesians 4:26-27 (CSBBible)
Father what a conundrum and complicated challenge. To be angry and not sin seems impractical if not impossible. And yet you have given us the answer in how we are to deal with our strong emotions of anger that simmer and sometimes boil over. Of course your example is to be the pattern for our expression and behavior. “God is a fair judge, a God who is angered by injustice every day.” Psalm 7:11 (GW)
Human anger is sinful because it from an evil heart. “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is? Jeremiah 17:9 (NLT) That is why you tell us Father to: “Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be agitated it can only bring harm.” Psalm 37:8 (CSBBible)
Your anger Father is rooted in your holiness. “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty…” Isaiah 6:3
(NIV) You are holy in your character,
holy in your conduct and holy in the consequences you bring on human sin. “ For
the LORD is righteous, he loves justice..” Psalm 11:7 (NIV) Again
Father we are reminded in Psalm 77:13 (NLT) “ O God, your ways are holy…”
Father I lift my voice with Habakkuk: “I have heard all about you, LORD. I am filled with awe by your amazing works. In this time of our deep need, help us again as you did in years gone by. And in your anger, remember your mercy.” Habakkuk 3:2 (NLT) Amen.
Exodus 34:6 (GW)
“The LORD, the LORD, a compassionate and merciful God…”
Mercy
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