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Christian Devotional – January 30, 2016
Read Genesis chapter 45 VERSE: Genesis 45:7–But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. TRUTH: Joseph had waited several years through captivity and bondage to be able to speak with his brothers. Now that he had the chance, he didn’t waste time on anger, bitterness and hate. Joseph had allowed God to heal his heart long before he even saw his brothers the first time so Joseph could honestly and truly mean these words. Joseph saw the bigger picture that God had planned for him. He may not have even realized it until he…
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Christian Devotional – October 2, 2015
Read James chapter 1 VERSE: James 1:20–because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. TRUTH: In the previous verse, we say that we should be slow to anger. This verse gives us the why. When we get angry, our anger and the results of our anger don’t bring about the righteousness that God desires from us. There are times when God gets angry, about sin, about injustice, and when we get angry about the things that god gets angry about, that will bring about righteousness. However, most of our anger and most of the times that we get angry, it’s because of human, selfish, and prideful reasons.…
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Christian Devotional – September 6, 2015
Read Zechariah chapter 7 VERSE: Zechariah 7:12–They made their hearts as hard as flint or would not listen to the law or to the words that the Lord Almighty had sent by his Spirit through the earlier prophets. So the Lord Almighty was very angry. TRUTH: Sometimes we get so focused on the fact that God is love, which He is, that we forget that God is also Holy and He hates sin. We people are disobedient and not following God’s Word, He does become angry. When we harden our hearts and refuse to follow His commands, God is angry. Yes, God loves us, but never forget that God is…
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Christian Devotional – July 17, 2015
Read 1 Samuel chapter 11 VERSE: 1 Samuel 11:6–When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger. TRUTH: Saul heard what the evil people wanted to do to some people of Israel and that is when God’s Spirit came upon him. He became angry. Often we assume that god doesn’t get angry, but when things go against Him and people are sinning, God does get angry. Do we get angry about the things God gets angry about? Anger is not a sin. The reasons for the anger and the actions that we take while angry are where we must be careful…
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Christian Devotional – January 15, 2014
Read Proverbs chapter 15 VERSE: Proverbs 15:1–A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger TRUTH: When we encounter anger, do we help turn it away or do we stir it up more? The Lord gives us the secret to dealing with people who are angry. If we maintain our calm and speak with a gentle answer, we will find the wrath turning away from us. A harsh or angry word, on the contrary, will stir up even more anger. How do we respond to people who are angry? RESPONSE: Father, give me the patience to calmly deal with people who are angry. You give gentle answers;…