In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry. — Ephesians 4:26
God doesn’t make mistakes. He created us with the ability and the need to get angry sometimes. But in this mixed-up world, sometimes we cannot use that anger for its intended use — to correct a problem or injustice — because we don’t have the freedom to do so.
So what do we do? We trade up. We hand the anger over to Jesus and see what He has in exchange for us. It might be peace. It might be joy. It might be some new insight that we never had before. It might be a plan. I don’t know what it will be, I just know that any time you give anything to God you always get something better in return.
This is easy to talk about. But what about when we’ve been wronged, seriously wronged, and we have powerful reasons to be angry. Giving up this anger is not so easy then. In fact, it may be impossible.
What do we do then? … more tomorrow …
Be encouraged!
Dwight
Dwight Clough is the author of four Christian books and is an active member of Lake City Church in Madison. This devotional is also available via email and you may review the archives back to 2002. To contact Dwight or Kim, use their contact form. You may also support their ministry.