INTRODUCTION

Anger is not sinful, yet the source of one’s anger sometimes does manifest one’s sinful heart. Perhaps the prophet Jonah best demonstrates this truth. When the Lord first approached Jonah about the need in Nineveh, Jonah clearly displayed his displeasure in seeing the Lord work in the lives of the Ninevites. After experiencing the Lord’s chastening, Jonah appeared to have a heart change. Yet, it did not take long before his anger revealed his true feelings and thoughts. As the hearts of the Ninevites were becoming tender toward the Lord, the prophet’s heart was becoming hardened through anger. His anger revealed that he wanted his own will and not God’s.

DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS

• (For children): The Lord loves people (John 3:16-17 [16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. [17] For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
  See All...; Luke 19:10For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.
  See All...). When the inhabitants of a certain Samaritan village refused to receive Him, James and John became angry. The Lord rebuked James and John (Luke 9:51-56 [51] And it came to pass, when the time was come that he should be received up, he stedfastly set his face to go to Jerusalem, [52] And sent messengers before his face: and they went, and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him. [53] And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. [54] And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? [55] But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, Ye know not what manner of spirit ye are of. [56] For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
  See All...).
• (For everyone): How could something that brought great joy to the Lord equally anger one of His people? Do you find yourself getting angry when the Lord is being worshipped or pleased by others?
• Is it possible that righteous things make you angry? If so, what does this suggest about your heart? How can you make this right?

PRAYER NEEDS

• Ask God to guard you from ungodly anger.
• Ask the Lord to help you find common ground with Him in His love and His anger.

HYMN

YIELD NOT TO TEMPTATION

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