Words of Comfort (7)

Thanks to Laurence/Julisa’s sharing on “anger” at the last RHG, we learnt from studying His Words about anger management.
In my devotion this morning, I discovered that Psalms 4:4 recorded the exact same
Words as Ephesians 4:26a.

Ephesians 4:26
 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
Psalm 4:4
In your anger do not sin.

As Albert taught us in the Bible studies, any repeats in the Bible representsimportant messages we should pay attention to, I went back to Ephesians 4:25-32 which illustrated many ways of the art of speaking to avoid misunderstanding and the unnecessary anger or harms to others.

Ephesians 4:25-27, 29-32
New International Version (NIV)

25 Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor, for we are all members of one body.
26 “In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, 27 and do not give the devil a foothold.
29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in

Christ God forgave you.

According to Joe Stowell…..

“Anger sometimes calls our attention to an injustice that needs to be addressed,and we spurred to righteous action. Most of the time, however, our anger is selfishly ignited by our expectations, rights, and privileges. In any case, it is important to know why the alarm is sounding and to respond in a Godly way. But one thing is for sure, anger is never intended to continue unchecked.”

Be angry, but do not sin….

K. De Haan suggested the following prayer….

“Spirit of God, please change my heart and give me a new desire;
Help me to be a man/woman of peace who’s not controlled by anger’s fire.”

James 1:19-20

19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
20 because human anger