(Ephesians 4:26) “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go
down upon your wrath:”
The Word of God steams with wisdom
and yet my life often chooses to reject its acumen, why? Because I am carnal
and sold under sin! This must change, I must learn to start using wisdom well,
acknowledging her as a sister whilst receiving her input into my life. I must
not only look to her when I have erred and fallen short of the glory of God. I
must acquire to be consistent with the word of God and apply it to my life as a
matter of urgency. I must be constantly reminded that I need to present my body
to God as a living sacrifice which is only my reasonable service, it’s really
no great accomplishment, just sensible. This is how we learn to prove what
is good, perfect and acceptable before a holy God. But when my life is void of
this truth, then I find sin is at the door and its desire is to take me out. Do
not be fooled just as good habits are desired, bad habits linger with disdain. Let
us not be bamboozled if we have received the Spirit of God we need to act in
accordance to the life giving Spirit. I get so frustrated when I know that I
walk in disobedience, “the sin that so easily besets” always looking to
disqualify me from such a glorious call. Praise God! Christ has overcome and
that where we must learn to hang our hats.
Often the deception is subtle and at
other times obvious, but the purpose of our enemies is to get us to fall into
sin, and that can be in countless areas of our life. Wherever we find ourselves
and however we have wander away from the truth of God’s life aspiring Word,
when the Bible has not been our first point of call, but rather the last, when
we have chosen not to call upon the name of the Lord but to rather give in to
the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, it must be
said that others may have written you off, you may have even disqualified
yourself. You may be a reed bruise by the wind and the trials of life, the flax
from your very own candle may be smoking as the flame of life have lost its
ability to bring forth light. Be that as it may, God will open His arms to you
and say, “A bruised reed I will not break”. Others will disregard any broken
reed as they look for the reeds in life filled with the right shape and
strength whereby they may benefit. The mercy and the grace of God is for
our benefit but always for His glory, keep that thought close to our hearts and
it will be well with our souls. “The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A
broken and contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” (Psalm 51:17)
The smoking flax of a candle will cause
discomfort to those in the same room, it will aggravate their eyes and they
will be quick to look to extinguish it, but not our God, He will see the
glimmer of hope in the smoke, He will gently blow upon it and kindle it until a
flame once again burns bright and clear. “A bruised reed shall he not
break, And smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send forth judgment
unto victory.” (Matthew 12:20) - This is the heart of our Father, He is long
suffering and full of mercy, but He has equipped us for every good work, not
everyone is the same, not all will be strong and courageous, I am amongst the
weak with many of you, I have many bruises to prove my point, however God does
want us all to find strength (grace) from Him and walk victoriously in His Son’s
achievements. He has given us the Word to be a lamp for our footsteps and His
Word will give us hope if absorbed to find victory in Him. Unless a
rechargeable battery receives its charge it remains useless.
We must learn this lesson well, “do
not let the sun go down on our wrath”. When we ignore this warning we will soon
find ourselves in deep, dark and a horrible pit. We must learn to keep short
accounts with our heavenly Father and with one another. Father please teach us
the importance of this truth, please open our eyes and give us a resolve to
confess our sins to you, before the sun sets, help us be astute with one
another and also apply this principle amongst one another.
Forgive me Father as I am guilty of
not consistently applying this truth to my life. Transform my mind is my cry…
May we all learn to become more obedient to the call upon our lives and can we
begin to digest your Word a lot more intensely. May I learn to be more
consistent! If only I could take a pen make two lists and then cross out all
the unwanted attributes to my life and then make another list with all the
wanted traits to enable me to be more holy and righteous. Then I am reminded
that I am not justified by my own works, but by the blood of the lamb. Boasting
will never play a role in the kingdom of God. There will be many sons and many
will receive great rewards but only one King, yes Jesus Christ our Lord will
receive all the glory. Praise His name! But obedience is better than sacrifice,
and it is require from every child of God.
May we remember; “Be ye angry,
and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:” (Ephesians 4:26)
Signing off
Tyrone
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