Keep forgiving – Prayer for February 21. Anyone who says you shouldn’t get angry doesn’t know what emotion is. It is not a sin to get angry, but you might end up sinning when you act on your anger. If you also refuse to forgive and let go of your anger, it will result in sin.
Bible Verse for Today
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” (Ephesians 4:26-27)
The first phrase in the Bible text for the day is “In your anger, do not sin.” This is to make us know that even the Bible agrees that there is no way we want to do it. It doesn’t matter how holy we are; a time will come when we get angry. There are things that people will do to us that will bring out our anger, and then we will have every reason to react and take action.
But the Bible told us we must be careful when this time comes. In our anger, we must not sin. The only thing that can make us sin when we get angry is refusing to forgive the person who wronged us.
It would be dangerous to act on our anger; we must not let the sun go down while we are angry. This means we must not let it be long before we forgive those who offend us.
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Jesus told his disciples to forgive people; he told them when to stop forgiving, too. Peter asked when he could stop forgiving his neighbors if they offended him, and Jesus answered. Matthew 18:22: “Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.” Calculating this, that’s about four hundred and ninety times.
Usually, it is impossible for just one person to offend up to that number of times a day. Jesus knew it wouldn’t be possible, so we must keep forgiving those who offended us.
Keep Forgiving – Prayer for Today
Lord, your word says we should not sin when we are angry. I know that people will always do things that provoke me to anger, but I want the power to forgive quickly and never to keep hatred in my heart. Please help me to deal with bitterness. No matter the number of times people offend me today, Lord, help me to keep forgiving. Amen.
Also read: Prayer for February 20
