TODAY’S WORD FOR FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2016.
WRATH
Strong, stern or fierce anger; rage; vengeance; deeply resentful; punishment; extreme displeasure.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Psalm 37:8.
He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe in the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him. John 3:36.
Yesterday we shared with you some thoughts on WRATH. We are using the same word today as we did yesterday, the same definition and the same scriptures as noted above. You will see that below we will use more scriptures that will help you understand what God wants from us.
In Psalms 37 we read about David and the struggles that he had in his young life running from the wrath of King Saul and his armies who sought to kill him to keep him from becoming king of Israel.
David would be the first to tell you that life for him was unfair. He had to live in caves and run from people and even armies. He had reason to be angry and to want to respond in wrath. Yet he was able to advise us in this Psalm to cease from anger and forsake wrath (Psalm 37:8). He saw that anger only leads to evil. He always survived because he put his trust in the Lord.
Take a moment now and let us look together at Psalm 37. David, in this Psalm, gives us a remedy for surviving in the midst of a world of wrath.
- In verse three we read that first and foremost, we must trust in the Lord.
- In verse four we read we are to delight our self in the Lord.
- In verse five we are told we are told to commit our way to the Lord.
- In verse seven David, we are told to wait on the Lord.
- In verse eight it reads that we are to refrain from anger and forsake wrath.
- And in verse nine it reads that those who wait upon the Lord will inherit the earth
In Ephesians 6:4 we have another admonition concerning wrath. We are admonished by the apostle Paul, as parents, not to provoke our children to wrath. Very simply Paul points out that the lack of love, uncontrolled anger and constant harassment in the home will provoke children to wrath.
Wrath in our lives arouses our desire to retaliate. Paul tells us in Romans 12:19 and 21, “For it is written, vengeance is mine, and I will repay, do not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
The key for us as believers is to control the intent of our hearts. We are to cease from anger, forsake wrath at all costs, and wait patiently on the Lord. Remember that revenge restrained is a victory gained. Learn to turn the other cheek and see what God will do.
Our memory verse for this week is found in Jeremiah 17:9.
The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it?
Give me the opportunity today to share with someone the importance of not acting out of anger in our lives. May each person I meet today realize that if they do not accept You as their Savior that they will receive the wrath of God and will spend eternity in hell.
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