Date: Wednesday, 13th September, 2023
Text: James 1:19-20
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Fire is good under controlled circumstances, so is anger. Yesterday, we saw the good side of it. Just as destructive as uncontrolled fire can be so is anger.
When we offend God, He gets angry. However, Psalm 103:8 says, “The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.” He is not quick to vent His anger because of his grace and mercy.
As long as we are on Earth offenses will come. It is a wise thing, then to heed God’s word which says, “Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.” James 1:19-20.
Uncontrolled anger or unrighteous anger can be violent and destructive. Many great relationships have been ruined because of it.
One way to control it is by surrendering your life to Christ and relying on the Holy Spirit and by being slow to speak or react during times of anger. Take a deep breath and think of the consequences of your actions before you act. If possible, just walk away from that environment or simply stay quiet. Learn to overlook offenses and leave vengeance to God.
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32
Anger subsides and those who are given to uncontrolled anger often regret their actions. Allow the Holy Spirit to rule your emotions and you will discover that you will be the one controlling anger and not the other way round.
Action Nugget: Surrender your emotions to the control of the Holy Spirit.