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Forgive and be tenderhearted toward one another!

Death and life are in the power of the tongue. As Christ followers, we are to reject all bitterness, wrath and uncontrolled anger. Instead, we need to be kind and tenderhearted to each other. The spirit of this age has deceived many in this day into thinking that we are in a battle with each other. However, our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against powers and principalities. We must reject any thoughts or mindsets that would cause offense among each other. Instead, we must forgive one another, because this is the order of God. God in Christ forgave us, and He instructs us that even as He forgave us, we must forgive one another.

Ephesians 4:31 & 32 – “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [i]clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you”

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Is anger controlling you?

What is happening in people’s hearts today? So many people are getting angry and upset for the smallest of things. You can clearly see this in the morning and afternoon commute. The other day a car passed on my left side and the driver gave me “the finger” and then drove away very quickly. Meanwhile, I don’t even know what I did to merit “the finger.” Road rage has become commonplace today. It seems that the whole nation is angry about something. Psalm 37: 8 (CJB) says: “Stop being angry, put aside rage, and don’t be upset — it leads to evil.” The interesting thing about anger is that usually, people usually lash out at others, when the source of their anger is someone or something completely different. Your co-laborer might lash out at you, yet it might be that he or she had an argument at home. Your child might be angry, and might not want to talk with you, yet, it might be because of something that happened at school. In any case, it is so important that we learn to harness our “anger.” Uncontrolled anger can lead us to sin. It can destroy relationships. It can land us in jail. While anger is normal, the Apostle Paul instructs us to “be angry and do not sin.” This means that we can control our anger. Use anger constructively to propel you to do things that you really need to do, but do not allow anger to control you. Like David said: “It leads to evil.”

Ephesians 4:26 “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,