WELL AGED ANGER
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Psalm [NLT] 90:11-12 [Lord,] Who
can comprehend the power of your anger? Your wrath is as awesome as the fear
you deserve. 12 Teach us to realize the brevity of life, so that we may grow in
wisdom.
Hebrews [NLT] 12:11-15 No
discipline is enjoyable while it is happening—it’s painful! But afterward there
will be a peaceful harvest of right living for those who are trained in this
way. 12 So take a new grip with your tired hands and strengthen your weak
knees. 13 Mark out a straight path for your feet so that those who are weak and
lame will not fall but become strong. 14 Work at living in peace with everyone,
and work at living a holy life, for those who are not holy will not see the
Lord. 15 Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace
of God. Watch out that no poisonous root of bitterness grows up to trouble you,
corrupting many.
Dear fellow travelers,
When I speak of
my maturation, please understand I’m not bragging, I just want you to learn
from my knowledge and experience gained as I aged in God’s grace. This 2Timothy
2:1-2 vocation was drilled into us years ago in Maryland Bible Institute. One
exercise was memorizing and personalizing: “… my dear son Ed, be strong through
the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things
that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to
other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.” (NLT)
Some have the
idea I don’t get angry. I do. I experienced anger this morning.
However, two
things are distinctively different between now and my old life BC The Word
living and written: Anger was almost always connected to ego, my pride. I was
subjective to emotion of anger; it distracting me from objectivity. My life
passive-aggressively was contrary to Ephesians 4:26. I festered.
Let there be no
doubt, as God’s John 1:12 children we are but sojourners with mission defined
in Ecclesiastes 12:13-14. We shouldn’t deny our emotion, but we are not to be
sidetracked by prizing and embracing emotion as does this world. Let us not
lose John 3:3 sight of our present place of serving Him while counting our days
this side of heaven. EBB4
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