"Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;" Hosea 2:2
In Hosea's prophecy, God was calling the people of Israel, symbolized by Gomer's children, to plead with the nation to repent. God still calls upon individuals today to plead with our nation to repent. God sent us a wake-up call 8 years ago on 9-11-01, and we as a nation have shown no repentance. Are you letting your voice be heard to stand up against wickedness? Plead with, and pray for our nation!
-Steven M. Corman
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9/10 Has Anger Found A Resting Place?
" Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry for anger resteth in the bosom of fools" Ecclesiastes 7:9
Many of you are familiar with the words of the hymn "My faith has found a resting place". Has anger found a resting place also? Is there a grudge or resentment that you are holding on to?
Our text tells us that fools let anger rest in their hearts, and that we should not be so quick to get angry. A good question to ask ourselves in the heat of anger is,"What is this anger motivating me to do?" Anger is in itself not a sin. It is the actions that stem from the anger that cause it to either be sinful or not. To be honest, I don't like confrontation. But I have found that it is far better to confront than to hold anger in my heart. All sin must be dealt with biblically, and it is not biblical to hold grudges.
- Steven M. Corman
Many of you are familiar with the words of the hymn "My faith has found a resting place". Has anger found a resting place also? Is there a grudge or resentment that you are holding on to?
Our text tells us that fools let anger rest in their hearts, and that we should not be so quick to get angry. A good question to ask ourselves in the heat of anger is,"What is this anger motivating me to do?" Anger is in itself not a sin. It is the actions that stem from the anger that cause it to either be sinful or not. To be honest, I don't like confrontation. But I have found that it is far better to confront than to hold anger in my heart. All sin must be dealt with biblically, and it is not biblical to hold grudges.
- Steven M. Corman
9/4 Take Care of Today's Issues Today
Topic: Anger
" Be ye angry and sin not, let not the sun go down upon your wrath"
Ephesians 4:26
One of the worst things we can do in any relationship is to "clam up". Our text tells us that anger is not in itself a sin. It is what we do with that anger that can turn it into sin. One way that can happen is to hold grudges and let anger smoulder into resentment that will eventually turn into violence. We must take care of today's issues today. As a married man, I have learned that issues must be dealt with, and not swept under the rug. But they must be dealt with biblically and in love. Also, once a problem has been dealt with, don't bring it up again! Leave yesterday's issues with yesterday!
" Be ye angry and sin not, let not the sun go down upon your wrath"
Ephesians 4:26
One of the worst things we can do in any relationship is to "clam up". Our text tells us that anger is not in itself a sin. It is what we do with that anger that can turn it into sin. One way that can happen is to hold grudges and let anger smoulder into resentment that will eventually turn into violence. We must take care of today's issues today. As a married man, I have learned that issues must be dealt with, and not swept under the rug. But they must be dealt with biblically and in love. Also, once a problem has been dealt with, don't bring it up again! Leave yesterday's issues with yesterday!
9/3 Learn to Listen Topic: Anger
" Wherefore my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath." James 1:19
Have you ever gotten into an argument with someone and it degenerates into a verbal shouting match where no one is listening to what the other has to say but instead is trying to "win" the argument?
Our text tells us that we must be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. We must be quick to really listen to what the other person is saying. Often, we do not have the "whole picture" in a discussion and are quick to make judgments. Also, think about what you are saying before you speak. Are you really being honest about the situation? Are you exaggerating things? Be slow to get angry. It is not spiritual to have a "short fuse". We must be longsuffering with others.
Have you ever gotten into an argument with someone and it degenerates into a verbal shouting match where no one is listening to what the other has to say but instead is trying to "win" the argument?
Our text tells us that we must be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath. We must be quick to really listen to what the other person is saying. Often, we do not have the "whole picture" in a discussion and are quick to make judgments. Also, think about what you are saying before you speak. Are you really being honest about the situation? Are you exaggerating things? Be slow to get angry. It is not spiritual to have a "short fuse". We must be longsuffering with others.
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