THE WRITING ON THE WALL

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THIS IS PART OF A SIX DAY SERIES ON ANGER THAT BEGAN ON FRIDAY JANUARY 15TH.

A mother went berserk one afternoon when she was told by an older child that her little four year old had taken a magic marker and written all over her new wall paper.

Without viewing the damage she charged up the stairs and entered his room screaming at the top of her lungs. "Do you realize what you have done, you little monster? I saved for months to be able to help make our house beautiful and now look what you have done!”

She raved and ranted as the little boy cowered in the corner. Finally, exhausted from spanking him, yelling at him and belittling him, she charged out of the room, slammed the door and charged downstairs to view the disaster area.

And there it was. In big capital red letters, “Mummy, I love you.”

“Notable Christians must be noticeable Christians.”

Which means that a red face and a loud mouth does not do a very good job of selling Christianity.
The Greeks have a word for anger out of control, or retaliation. The word is spelled r-a-c-a, and pronounced properly it is the sound you make when you clear your throat just before you spit. It is a graphic, rather crude, illustration, isn’t it? But oh, such a beautiful description of retaliation.

Would you have more patience? Then mobilize for change. Study the Bible and apply its teaching to your life.

In Matthew 5:21-22 read, “You have heard that it was said to the people long ago, ‘Do not murder, and anyone who murders will be subject to judgment.’ But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgement.” That’s only a few verses after The Beatitudes in which Christ taught that “Blessed are the merciful.”

Or read those words in the book of James “…man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.” (James 1:20)

“…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven.”

No one ever said that being a practicing Christian was easy.

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DEC 29 HAVE YOU GRADED YOUR VALUE SYSTEM RECENTLY?
Dec 20 DO YOU TOLERATE TOLERANCE?
Dec 17 BE A REACHABLE!
Dec 10 TAKE TWO ASPIRIN AND PUNT
Dec 3 GOD HAD A DREAM
Dec 1…THE SECRET POWER OF THE SECOND MILE
NOV 25…ARE YOU A SPIRITUAL ANOREXIC? ARE YOU READY WITH READINESS?
Nov 11 LIFE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FOREVER,
Nov 4…AN UNEXPECTED HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS
Nov 1 …ARE YOU SNIFF AND SNUFF OR HEM AND HAW

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