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For I know the plans I have for you,declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11 |
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Dear
Friend,
If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning. Sunday, June 10, 2018
Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:Anger Bible Verse:James 1:19-26 (ESV) "Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless." Message:
We included a quote from Buddha today. Of all the non-Christian religions, Buddhism is probably the closest to Christianity in its teachings about daily life and behavior. As Christians, we must reject some of its fundamental tenets — most basically, its failure to grasp the concept of salvation through God’s grace. But many of Buddha's teachings lend a practical aspect to behavior that is also taught by Christ and the disciples.
Both Buddha and James tell us to avoid anger. Like so many Christian teachings, following a path for spiritual reasons gives us benefit in our earthly life. But notice a critical difference. Buddha, like Judaism, makes the critical mistake of believing that a human being is perfectible. In fact, all religions other than Christianity make the same mistake. While he states correctly that we will be punished by our anger, he is wrong in saying that people will not be punished for their anger. Anger does damage our lives; but it also damages our souls. Only the redemptive sacrifice of Our Lord can undo this damage, which we call “sin.”
For anger is not simply a destructive emotion. The Bible tells us that it is “moral filth.” Many Christian churches give free rein to anger—very frequently, involving some sort of political stance—not realizing that their angry diatribes are, in the eyes of God, the equivalent of promoting pornography.
That said, taming our anger does help us live better and longer lives on earth, in the secular realm as well as the religious. Scientific studies have proven that a person’s hostility ratings (how hostile and irritable they tend to act towards others) predict heart disease—the number one cause of death—more accurately than other known risk factors including cholesterol, alcohol intake, cigarette smoking and being overweight.
It is in this respect that Buddha’s sayings ring true. To become angry, to act out of hatred, harms the person who has the anger. We may do even more harm to someone else, but have no doubt, by acting on your anger, or simply by nursing it, you hurt yourself in the physical world as well as in the world of the spirit. People who give free reign to their anger live short and miserable lives.
(There is a good secular article on anger and anger management at MentalHelp.net.)
Meditation : Prayer : The blessing of the Lord rest and remain upon all his people, in every land, of every tongue; the Lord meet in mercy all that seek him; the Lord comfort all who suffer and mourn; the Lord hasten his coming, and give us, his people, the blessing of peace, this day and always......Amen |
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