[Songs in the Night - May 16]
Let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians 4:26
NO MATTER what provocation one may have had,
he should see to it that the matter is settled as quickly
as possible.
Anger or wrath must not be harbored and
cherished; for it is sure to lead to permanent bitterness
and hatred.
The word anger seems not to be so strong
a word as wrath.
Wrath in an imperfect, fallen being,
seems to be deep, determined, and lasting anger, something
that is resentful, retaliatory.
Evil speaking is a
more refined, a more subtle matter, more deceitful,
more malicious.
Many people become so weak in
character, so unbalanced, that they do not realize the
proper application of the Golden Rule in their daily
lives.
They say things of others that they would not
wish others to say of them.
They treat others in a
way that they would not wish to be treated.
All such
conduct should be put far away from the Lord's children,
from those who have taken God's holy covenant
upon themselves and who profess to be God's ambassadors. Z'16-312 R5974:1 (Hymn 267)