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You see, wrath essentially is making yourself the God and taking justice into your own hands for something that has provoked anger or hatred or malice in your heart. That's why Paul says, hey, get rid of anger, hatred, wrath and malice. He like ropes them all together because they're kind of like a friend group. Anger, hatred, malice, wrath, all these things kind of coexist together because they help breed wrath. What does the book of Jude says it says vengeance is the Lord's. But whether we. But when we try to take justice in our own hands, whether it's deserved or not, and we're letting anger or hatred or those feelings or emotions cause us to seek vengeance or justice over someone, that's what wrath looks like. And the, the thing about wrath is that it starts small, but it builds into something nasty, mean, and bigger. And that's why we really need to hyper fixate on anger today and what anger really looks like. Because oftentimes anger is the starting point to rest. 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Do you struggle with temper? Do you struggle with frustration? All of these things I struggle getting frustrated. So easy at small things, whether I should be getting frustrated them or not. So like, if you're someone that struggles with that, I totally understand. So I. I kind of want to talk about what the Bible says about it and then we'll get into it. Let's go to Matthew, chapter 5, verse 21. Jesus says something very interesting. You have heard that it was said to those of old, you shall not murder, and whoever murders will be liable to judgment. If you murder someone, you are liable to judgment. Then he says, but I say to you, everyone, not some, everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment. Whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council. And whoever says, you fool will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and then, then you remember your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go first, be reconciled to your brother and then come and offer your gift. Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge and the judge to the guard and you be put in a prison. Jesus takes anger down to a heart issue. He says, yeah, murder physically is liable to judgment. But like, if you are angry at a brother in your heart, you've basically, if you were angry at a brother, you've committed murder in your heart. This is the reality of anger. And I love what Paul says. He says in Ephesians, chapter four, he says, be angry and do not not sin. Do not let sun go down on your anger. There's something profound about that verse coinciding and connecting with Matthew, chapter five. Because Jesus like, look, if you got a problem with somebody like, go make amends. Have you ever heard that advice is like common marriage advice. People always say, like, don't go to bed angry with your spouse. Don't go to bed angry, right? Because that anger, if you let it build up over time and you hide it, because a lot of people try to avoid it, a lot of people try to suppress it because it's like not that big of a deal, but actually, in fact, communication is going to Be a primary weapon against anger and wrath. Even if you're bothered by something little, especially if you're growing in friendship or in a romantic relationship with someone, you're going to find yourself growing in relate, growing in longevity with that person. And you're going to find things that trigger you and trigger them and things that you don't like and things that you like and all these things. And so, like, communication is going to be a primary weapon for you when it comes to combating wrath and anger in your heart. But Jesus is like, you're liable for judgment. If you're angry at a brother, you've committed murder in your heart, so you need to be careful. And Paul gives just a plain warning, be angry and do not sin. So is all anger bad? No, there's such thing as righteous anger. But here's the difference between righteous anger and anger. Righteous anger, it responds to sin rather than the person, and it focuses on God and his character and deals with it in that way. Righteous anger is being angry at sin, not at the person. And so a primary example of, like, some sinful sin that could turn into something is, for example, if you are angry at the person rather than the sin itself, because the sin is what's harmful. And so we see a prime example of righteous anger. Jesus is seeing in the synagogue that people are making a quick buck off of new converts by selling stuff to them. They're taking advantage of their faith for the sake of financial gain. And he flips the tables in the synagogue out of righteous anger. God's character. Anytime you see the wrath of God in the Bible, it's righteous. Like, why did God flood the earth? Well, because they were rebelling and having sex with fallen angels and creating the nephilim. Why did God. We have to trust that God's wrath is just, perfect and good and, and necessary punishment for whatever wrong has been committed. And so righteous anger is a response to sin and not the person, and focuses on the character of God, who he is, the truth of who he is, all of the above. But anger is a starting point, and a prolonged anger develops sinful qualities. If you let the anger linger, you're going to allow the devil the license to use it against you. You know what else is In Romans chapter 4, it says, Unrepentant sin gives the devil a foothold in your life. And so if you're not repenting of anger in your heart towards a brother, towards someone that has committed wrongdoing to you, that might be the foothold that you've given the devil to weasel his way into oppressing you, tormenting you, or in your struggle. You might not see it, but in that same chapter in Ephesians 4 where Paul's like, do not be angry. Be angry and do not sin. Do not let the sun go down on your anger, he's like, hey, you need to, like, get it out there. Be like, hey, this really made me upset. I'm. I just wanted to confess with you. I don't want to let anger in my heart. I'm sorry. You know, I'm not holding it against you. Just want to get it out there. Because when we confess things, it makes Satan lose his power over us in that area. And so we have to be confident and approach in humility. Man, this thing made me really angry or frustrated. I just want to bring it up. I'm sorry. I don't want to. I don't want to deal with this, and I just don't want to have this bitterness towards you in my heart. I just want to make amends and move on. Did you mean it in this way? Because oftentimes, like, prolonged anger can just come from misunderstanding. Like, how many times have you been frustrated and upset at someone for a misunderstanding? Oh, no, no, I wasn't angry at you over text. Like, maybe just a text tone or. No, I didn't say that. Like, I would never. I would never say that. Or, you know, you. You. You confront someone and they're like, oh, I never said that. Or the text tone. I didn't mean that in the text tone. Or someone's like, oh, you must have misheard me. I didn't say that. I said this. Or, oh, that's not what I meant by this. And even if you were so hurt by something, you can be like, yeah, I'm just. I was just hurt by that and angry. And I'm sorry if I misunderstood you. And do not let the sun go down on your anger. Even if you go days with anger in your heart, bitterness in your heart, it's sin, and we have to be careful. I want to read Romans 12 again. 17:21. This is what Paul says. Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all you see. Society says, an eye for an eye. If you hit me, I'm gonna hit you harder. Or if you scratch my back, I'll scratch your back. But Jesus even does this in the Gospels. He says, yeah, if you slap me on the cheek, I'll give you the other one. That's what Paul said He says, repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. Love covers all offenses. Keeps going. Verse 18 if possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all Jesus. Blessed are the peacemakers. In Matthew, chapter 5, verse 19. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord. If someone is gossiping about you, if someone has done wrong towards you, someone has hurt you emotionally, physically, sinned against you, you know what we should do? Pray for them. Pray for their families. Pray for their careers. Pray for their lives. Pray that the Lord encounters them. Pray that the Lord blesses them. Fall on your knees and go to battle over their soul as you wish. The same mercy that has happened in your life would happen to theirs. Because when you hold anger and bitterness in your heart towards someone for the wrongdoing that they've committed against you, you're trying to repay evil onto their life for the evil that they've done to you. Instead of having the heart of Christ and turning the other cheek and saying, no, I'm going to pray for you and I'm going to bless your family in Jesus name, and I'm going to bless your career in Jesus name, and I'm going to bless you in Jesus name, because that's the heart of God. Repay no one evil for evil, but consider what is honorable in the sight of other people. Serve that person, love that person. Because love is more powerful than evil. And it was the love of God. It's the goodness of God that brings man to repentance. It's not the anger, it's the goodness of God. His servitude, his love, his mercy, his grace. And those same qualities that gripped your soul should be shining through your life to grip the souls of other people. And so anger can sneak up on us. And we have to be very careful about anger and wrath because we try to take justice and what God wants to do into our own hands oftentimes. And we, and we want to make it seem like it's our duty and responsibility, but we are trusting that God's going to take care of it. A would be God saves their soul. God redeems them. They come to their senses, they repent to the Lord, they ask for forgiveness. Primary B is like, if they don't, God's going to deal with it. He sees everything. He's all knowing. So we're going to pray right now. If you're someone like me that struggles with frustration or anger or whatever it may be, we're going to ask that God gives us clarity, reveal to us parts of our heart. If we have any bitterness or anger towards people or sin or whatever it may be, surrender it to the Lord and we're going to ask God to give us a tender heart for people. Lord Jesus, we thank you for who you are. God, we thank you for your mercy and grace that you have shown to us. God, we want to not let anger and wrath lead to sin in our lives. So Lord, would you reveal in our hearts any areas that were angry or bitter towards people for wrongdoing? Lord, would you give us a tender heart for those people, compassionate heart and God, would your grace and love and mercy for us shine through our lives every day and let that be the driving factor for our interactions with people. God, we love you, we thank you, we praise you in Jesus name. Amen. Struggling with weight loss? 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