07/04/2017
BEWARE OF SINFUL ANGER !! Peace is a fruit of the Spirit and sinful anger is one of the works of the flesh !
Anger leads to many conflicts and arguments.Anger that is self-centered ,prideful and self-willed is dangerous.If allowed to continue unchecked ,it will consume you, lead to bitterness and hatred and even violence and it obliterates compassion ,love and forgiveness.I see a lot of this kind of anger all the time ,even on face book !
Jesus said blessed are the peacemakers not those who stir up strife and constant quarrelling !
Proverbs 15:18'A wrathful man stirreth up strife:but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.' Basically it says that a hot-tempered person starts fights and a cool-tempered person stops them.There are a lot of angry people in this world and on face book.When anger gets control you lose self-control.
Ecclesiastes 7:9'Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry:for anger rests in the bosom of fools.'
Your hot-headed temper will master you if you do not deal with it as a real sin that causes a lot of heartache in your relationships.Temper tantrums are unproductive but are destructive.One man has said,'Anger is the noise of the soul,the unseen irritant of the heart,the restless invader of silence.'
So treat anger as something very harmful to your walk with God and get rid of it.Sinful anger will rob you of your peace with God and others.
Ephesians 4:31'Let all bitterness ,and wrath,and anger and clamour,and evil speaking ,be put away from you with all malice.'