Thus says the Lord: “For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and cast off all pity, and his anger tore perpetually, and he kept his wrath forever.” Amos 1:11 – Amos, a simple shepherd, is called out from the sheep fields to be a prophet of the Lord. Here Amos is speaking to Edom, a brother nation to Israel. The people of Edom came from Esau, the brother of Jacob who was the patriarch of Israel. One would think these two nations would be close and supportive of one another, yet that is not the image we get here. For reasons not fully outlined in this chapter we see Edom bought Israelites as slaves and held onto wrath and anger instead of handing such things to the Lord. Our verse shows us what Edom’s anger towards Israel did to him, it tore at him perpetually. Such is the life of those who choose to keep his wrath towards someone instead of turning to the Lord with those emotions. Anger will tear perpetually at them, it will consume their mind and heart till all that’s left is division and death to that relationship. This week is centered around giving thanks, truly the stark contrast to giving wrath. I don’t know who it is in your life that you have may have been holding anger, wrath, hatred, or even just grumblings towards, but today should be the day you give all that to the Lord. All such things are going to tear at your life perpetually, ripping away joy and peace. Anger is easy to hold onto, but forgiving is hard, yet only one offers you healing. Be thankful today that the Lord no longer has any anger towards you and that His wrath toward you has been satisfied because of Jesus. Be willing then to imitate the actions of the Lord towards those who you are holding anger against today. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3289
Question To Ponder: Why should anger be something we always reject?
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