“Wrath killeth the foolish man“ (Job 5:2).
How true! “Haman (was) full of wrath.” Ultimately, ”they hanged Haman on the gallows …” (Esth 3:5; 7:10). Do not be a foolish Haman. Before the noose of your anger tightens around your neck, cut it off for ever.
“Wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword “ (Job 19:29). For your wrath, you may face punishment now and the judgment of God at the end. See also Proverbs 19:19.
The Scriptures show that there is no excuse, for “the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God” (Jms 1:20). Some have an excuse – ‘I was provoked’ or ‘I was under tremendous pressure!’ Consider Moses, the meekest man on earth. “Because they provoked his spirit, … he spake unadvisedly with his lips” (Psa 106:33). God was very firm with him. The man of God who led the people of Israel for forty years, could not even visit the good land!
Once, when Moses was angry, the Lord told him something like a remedy – “Speak to the rock.” When you lose your temper, the remedy is the same: speak to the Rock, which is Christ (I Cor 10:4), for deliverance. Alas! Moses, instead of speaking to the Rock, spoke to the people unadvisedly. You cannot expect to speak soberly when a wrong spirit is dominating you.
Wrath is connected with sickness and sorrow (Eccl 5:17). Recently, a man who got angry with someone and was on his way to get hold of him, died of a heart attack!
“I want the love that always sweetly bears
Whate’er my Father’s hand may choose to send;
I want the love that patiently endures
The wrongs that come from enemy or friend.”
“Wrath bringeth the punishments of the sword “ (Job 19:29). For your wrath, you may face punishment now and the judgment of God at the end. See also Proverbs 19:19.
The Scriptures show that there is no excuse, for “the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God” (Jms 1:20). Some have an excuse – ‘I was provoked’ or ‘I was under tremendous pressure!’ Consider Moses, the meekest man on earth. “Because they provoked his spirit, … he spake unadvisedly with his lips” (Psa 106:33). God was very firm with him. The man of God who led the people of Israel for forty years, could not even visit the good land!
Once, when Moses was angry, the Lord told him something like a remedy – “Speak to the rock.” When you lose your temper, the remedy is the same: speak to the Rock, which is Christ (I Cor 10:4), for deliverance. Alas! Moses, instead of speaking to the Rock, spoke to the people unadvisedly. You cannot expect to speak soberly when a wrong spirit is dominating you.
Wrath is connected with sickness and sorrow (Eccl 5:17). Recently, a man who got angry with someone and was on his way to get hold of him, died of a heart attack!
“I want the love that always sweetly bears
Whate’er my Father’s hand may choose to send;
I want the love that patiently endures
The wrongs that come from enemy or friend.”
– Taken from Morning Manna – Thoughts for Daily Devotion
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