February 26 Devotion - Jesus is the embodiment of love - A study of Jesus Christ's attributes - Part 6 - Jesus is not easily angered

God is love.

^{1 John 4:8}

I and my Father are one.

^{John 10:3}

Jesus Christ is the embodiment of love.

Jesus Christ (Love) is patient,

Jesus Christ is kind,

Jesus Christ does not boast,

Jesus Christ is not proud.

Jesus Christ does not dishonor others,

Jesus Christ (Love) is not self-seeking,

Jesus Christ is not easily angered,

Jesus Christ keeps no record of wrongs,

Jesus Christ does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth,

Jesus Christ always protects,

Jesus Christ always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres,

Jesus Christ never fails.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

When He was reviled and insulted, He did not revile or offer insult in return; [when] He was abused and suffered, He made no threats [of vengeance]; but he trusted [Himself and everything] to Him Who judges fairly.

الذي اذ شتم لم يكن يشتم عوضا واذ تألم لم يكن يهدد بل كان يسلم لمن يقضي بعدل.

1 Peter 2:23 Amplified Bible (AMP)

Blessed are the merciful, For they shall obtain mercy.
⁹ Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called sons of God.

طوبى للرحماء .لانهم يرحمون .

طوبى لصانعي السلام .لانهم ابناء الله يدعون .

Mathew 5:7,9

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach,

وعبد الرب لا يجب ان يخاصم بل يكون مترفقا بالجميع صالحا للتعليم صبورا على المشقات

2 Timothy 2:24

Should we eradicate anger totally from our lives? Note that we are saying Jesus is not easily angered. Ephesians 4:26 instructs us “in your anger do not sin” and not to let the sun go down on our anger. The command is not to “avoid anger” (or suppress it or ignore it) but to deal with it properly, in a timely manner. When Jesus cleared the temple of the money changers and animal-sellers, He showed great emotion and anger (Matthew 21:12-13; Mark 11:15-18; John 2:13-22).

Jesus’ emotion was described as “zeal” for God’s house John 2:17. His anger was pure and completely justified because at its root was concern for God’s holiness and worship. Because these were at stake, Jesus took quick and decisive action. Another time Jesus showed anger was in the synagogue of Capernaum. When the Pharisees refused to answer Jesus’ questions, “He looked around at them in anger, deeply distressed at their stubborn hearts” Mark 3:5. Jesus’ anger had the proper motivation, He was angry for the right reasons. His anger had the proper control and duration. Jesus’ response was always to accomplish God’s will.

I invite you to repeat the following prayer for yourself:

Abba Father, thank You that You are gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. Psalm 145:8  Jesus please strengthen me with power through Your Spirit in my inner being so that I am not quarrelsome and contending, help me be slow to anger and be mild-tempered preserving the bond of peace. Teach me Lord to be a skilled and suitable teacher, patient and forbearing and willing to suffer wrong. Strengthen me so that when I am angry I do not sin and am able to deal with the situation promptly so that I do not let the sun go down on my anger. Strengthen me Lord to be merciful and able to empathize with others and build them up. Help me God to trust everything to You because You judge fairly. Help me to bring all my thoughts into captivity to the obedience of Christ and to become Christ-like.In the Holy Name of Jesus I pray. To Him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever, and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Jesus loves you,

In Him,

Wagdi Henein