Category Archives: anger

handing over our hurts

handing over our hurts Deuteronomy 19:4 “Here is the instruction concerning a case of someone who kills a person and flees there to stay alive, having killed his neighbor accidentally without previously hating him: Deuteronomy 19:5 If, for example, he … Continue reading

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the day of reckoning is coming

  Psalm 37:12-13 Psalm 37:12 The wicked person schemes against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him. Psalm 37:13 The Lord laughs at him because he sees that his day is coming. the day of reckoning is coming The … Continue reading

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giving up my rage

  Psalm 37:8-9 Psalm 37:8 Refrain from anger and give up your rage; do not be furious – it can only bring harm Psalm 37:9 because evildoers will be destroyed, but those who put their hope in Yahveh will inherit … Continue reading

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great miracle, great tragedy

great miracle, great tragedy Devotions from Jefferson Vann # 2324 Numbers 20:1-13 Num 20:1 And the people of Israel, the whole congregation, came into the desert of Zin in the first month, and the people stayed in Kadesh. And Miriam … Continue reading

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life preserver

WHAT’S THAT IN YOUR LAP? Ecclesiastes 7:9-12 9 Do not allow yourself to be angered quickly, because anger stays in the lap of stupid people. 10 Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these days?” because it … Continue reading

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what Herod was thinking

Mark 6:21-28 21 But a day of opportunity came when Herod on his birthday gave a banquet for his courtiers and high ranking officers and for the leaders of Galilee. 22 When his daughter Herodias came in and danced, she … Continue reading

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taking the moral high ground

Genesis 31:26-37 26 And Laban said to Jacob, “What have you done, that you have stolen away my heart and carried away my daughters like captives with a sword? 27 Why did you flee secretly and trick me, and did … Continue reading

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Befriend quickly

Matthew 5:21-26 21 “You have heard that it was said to the ancient ones, ‘You should not murder; and whoever murders might experience judgment.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will experience … Continue reading

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I heard it

Ezekiel 35 The LORD breaks the news to the Edomites that al the time they were gloating over the fate of Israel, he was listening, and he heard it.  Their time is coming.  Because they relished the fact that Israel … Continue reading

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anger management

Jonah 4 Jonah was a success at being a prophet, but a failure at controlling his own emotions.  The LORD provided a visual aid to remind Jonah that – to him, compassion is more important than justice.  Even those of … Continue reading

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