“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”
One day a young teenage boy was beginning to have an interest in the mechanical things of gas powered equipment. The weed eater needed some work and his dad thought it would be good for him to tear it apart and learn some things about power equipment. As he began to disassemble the weed eater he quickly became upset because he couldn’t figure something out. He became so angry he grabbed the shaft of the weed eater and began to slam the engine against a trailer breaking it into pieces. That’s a true story! What a fool! Any one with a little bit of sense would look at the young man and say, “whats wrong with you?” Its unfortunate that a lot of Christians act the same way when they cant figure things out or even deal with someone they don’t like. They get angry very quickly and then everyone around them is thinking “whats up with that guy?” There was another instance when a crew was out pheasant hunting with some brand new hunters. As the pheasant flew up the new hunter missed the first shot and the experienced hunter killed the bird on the next shot. The new hunter was instantly angry because someone else shot his bird and also the fact that he missed the bird on his first shot. It didn’t stop there! A short time later there was another pheasant that flushed and the experienced hunter shot it as it flew up. The new hunter wasn’t even close enough to shoot the bird and his anger began to climb higher and higher. The rest of the day and the rest of the week he became an unpleasant person to be around. That seems silly, but that is how a lot of people handle situations in life! Pride will destroy your life! If you didn’t have so much pride in your life, you wouldn’t deal with situations out of anger all the time. Matthew 12:34-35 “O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.” In this context of scripture Jesus is dealing with the Pharisee’s, which are lost. There are a lot of Christians today who resemble the lost Pharisee more than Jesus Christ. The reason people are soon angry is because they carry anger in their heart. God hates sin, but He is a longsuffering God! If He was quickly angry with our decisions, we would all be dead, but He is a God of longsuffering. Try to remember how much God forgives you of your constant failures! Getting angry with others will make you look like a fool! Be patient, give your anger to the Lord and He will strengthen you in dealing with situations in life!
Memory Verse Week 11/26/18
Proverbs 14:17
“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.”
