MY
DAILY COVENANT WITH GOD DEVOTIONAL
Devotion
for Saturday February 4, 2017
Topic:
Be An Observable Model (In Reactions)
Text:
Romans 12:17 – 21
The way we react to words we hear or
to people’s actions speaks volume of the depths of our Christianity. In online
bible quotation, Epictetus said, “Deliberate much before you say or do
anything, for it will not be in your power to recall what is said or done.”
Most of us do not think before we talk. We only think after we had talked. This
shouldn’t be the standard of true Christian.
Proverbs 15:1 says “A soft answer
turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Again, Proverbs 15:8 says,
“A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger
allays contention.” Our reactions will either avert contention or stirs up
anger. If we actually hope to live as true Christians, we should learn how to
govern our spirit. Paul confirms this when he said, “And the spirits of the
prophets are subject to the prophets” – 1 Corinthians 14:32. When we shout at
one another, it shows that we don’t love one another.
We should show our maturity in Christ
by the way we react to the words we hear especially those that are provocative.
Jesus Christ gave us an example according to 1 Peter 2:21 – 23. We should be a
model for others by the way we control the anger, slander, abuse, hatred,
injustice, etc. against us. There is no gain in trying to flex muscles with
people over words you could easily ignore, after all the words said against you
are not written on your forehead. The author of the book Hebrew also said that Jesus
gave us an example (Heb. 12:3). We should follow that example. Don’t think you
can gain anything by vengeance, expression of anger and unnecessary and sudden outburst
on people.
Food
for Thought: He
was oppressed, and He was afflicted, yet He opened not His mouth; like a lamb
that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is
silent,
so He opened not his mouth (Isaiah 53:7).
so He opened not his mouth (Isaiah 53:7).
Memory
verse: Proverbs
16:32 - Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
Prayer: Grant
unto me, O Lord, the grace to control myself in times of and provocation in Jesus name.and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
