Anger And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.Jon.4.9.KJV Anger is not always or necessarily sinful, but it has such a tendency to run wild that whenever it displays itself, we should be quick to question its Doest thou well to be angry? It may be that we can answer, yes. We do well when we are angry with sin, because of the wrong that it commits against our good and gracious God; or with ourselves because we remain so foolish after so much divine instruction; or with others when the the sole cause of anger is the evil that they do. Far more frequently it is to be feared that our anger is not commendable or justifiable, and then, we must answer, No. Why should we be fretful with children, angry with co-workers, and irate with companions? Is such anger honorable to our glorying God? Is it not the old evil heart seeking to gain dominion, and should we not resist it with all the might of our newborn nature? If we can not control our tempers, what has grace done for us? We must not make natural infirmity an excuse for sin, but we must fly to the cross and pray to The Lord to crucify our tempers and renew us in gentleness and meekness after His own image.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:59:40 +0000