Read Colossians 3:6-8
Clean the House
6 On account of these
the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were
living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice,
slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
THERE are many we ways we try to justify and even make
excuses for what we do, aren’t there? For example, in response to God’s
teaching here to put away anger, we might say, “But he made me so angry!” or “What she did to me was unforgivable. I can’t
be around someone like that.” We put the blame on someone else for our emotions
and our attitudes, and we even blame them for our sinful actions.
This has been the
way of ungodly thinking since Adam blamed his sin on his wife, and Eve blamed
her sin on the snake.
But what is true?
God has created you in his image, and that means you have a mind to know truth
from lies. You have a mind to know what’s right and what’s wrong, and God wants
you to use your mind to do what is of Him.
If you respond in
anger to someone, you are deciding to be angry. If you hold malice toward
someone, you have decided to do so. If you use vulgar language, you have
decided to do so. No one “makes” you have the emotions you have or causes you
to respond as you do. These are your decisions.
How will you
decide? Will you decide to express wisdom and understanding instead of anger?
Will you decide to forgive instead of hold malice? Will you decide to speak
blessing instead of cursing? Will you decide to follow Jesus in your heart?
A Moment’s Thought: Get in control with Jesus’ power.
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