Tag: anger
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Swift to Hear
James 1:19-21 “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.” One…
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Roots of Bitterness
Hebrews 12:15 “See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled” Have you ever spoken with someone who at one time attended a church, but then something happened, and that was the end of it? Believe me,…
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A Spiritual Test
Matthew 5:23-24 “So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.” Are you mad at anyone? Is there anyone that you have negative…
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Filled!
John 1:14 “And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.” Is there anyone in your life that you don’t like very much? Maybe there’s even someone that you despise, someone who every time you…
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Outrage!
Judges 20:6 “So I took hold of my concubine and cut her in pieces and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel, for they have committed abomination and outrage in Israel.” Outrage: what an apt word to describe the spirit of the age. Everywhere we look today, be it in the press, on…
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Dealing with strife
Judges 6:6 “And Israel was brought very low because of Midian. And the people of Israel cried out for help to the Lord.” As we’ve weathered the coronavirus pandemic together, it’s been interesting to observe how people have reacted over the last three years. On the one hand, there has been a sense of unity…
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Controlling our emotions
Psalm 126:3 “The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Do you realize that joy should be the prevailing emotion of a Christian? In fact, we have actually been commanded by God to rejoice, per the words from Philippians 4:4: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I will say, rejoice.” Like all…
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The “squeeze”
Numbers 20:2-3 “Now there was no water for the congregation. And they assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron. And the people quarreled with Moses and said, ‘Would that we had perished when our brothers perished before the Lord!’” When things aren’t going well for you, how do you respond? How many of us lash out in some way,…
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Any complaints?
Numbers 11:4-6 “Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, ‘Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and…
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Emotions
Psalm 119:28 “My soul melts away for sorrow; strengthen me according to your word!” When a Christian reads the words above, he or she may question how this could refer to a believer when we are told in other places in scripture things such as “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice…
To Encourage You 