When The Christian Gets Ticked Off. Part [2] 07/23/2025 (Morning thought)

James 1:15 This wisdom descends not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

James 1:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

James 1:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. 14 But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

This does not mean that in every single instance the peace that the Christian seeks would become reality nor does it mean that peace must be purchased by compromising truth and principle. What it means is that, as the ambassadors of Christ we are to seek out ways and means that will be in harmony with methods Christ employed that would make God happy to call us His children. In other words, peace is to be sown by the Christian as a seed, which in turn will certainly spring up, and bear corresponding fruit to God’s honor and glory in the overwhelming majority of cases.

James 3: 17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!

When The Christian Gets Ticked Off. Part [1] 07/23/2025 (Evening thought)

Psalms 16: 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that rules his spirit than he that taketh a city.

The Bible teaches Christians to take a conciliatory tone when fellow Christians may get ticked off for some reason or another, meaning that the aim of the one who seeks peace, should be to soothe any frayed nerves, and wherever possible to bring back a sense of normalcy to relationships. Christians are the salt of the earth, and because the very nature of salt is to add a favorable taste to the food that is eaten, the general influence of the ones who speak and act in Christ’s stead should be that of bringing about reconciliation and calm to your troubled waters.

Ezekiel 2: 2 And the spirit entered into me when he spoke unto me, and set me upon my feet, that I heard him that spoke unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to a rebellious nation that hath rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me, even unto this very day. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.

James 3: 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor lists.

Matthew 10: 16 Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.

May God add His blessing to the study of His word. “Good night” and God bless!