Anger and God's Ways

Be angry [at sin--at immorality, at injustice, at ungodly behavior], yet do not sin ; do not let your anger [cause you shame, nor allow it to] last until the sun goes down. And do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness]. EPHESIANS 4:26‭-‬27 AMP

Oh yes, be angry. Today's extract even seems to encourage it. We are human beings, people of passion, and it is easy to react to everything that happens to us. Yet, we are warned of the limits to our anger and the proper context of our emotions.

If I am a child of God, I must share the same desires as my father. If God hates sin, I must also hate sin. I must treat sin the way God treats it- run away from it. I was saved from a lifestyle of sin, and called into a new life in God. God expects me to also treat sin the same way - hate it, have nothing to do with it. I must be angry at anything that promotes wrong, but my anger must not lead me into the very thing I have been saved from.

I also have a timeline to the anger. Anger is an emotion which if not checked, also affects physical and mental health. If God could forgive me all my past sins, even guaranteeing that the future ones too are forgiven, how much more should I let go of hurts and pains caused me by fellow weak humans like myself?

And the devil? Oh, he's always looking for a way to come into a life and destroy it. Have you not seen a simple word spoken in anger, or an action taken in anger leads to death? That's why I must be careful of what my life produces.  I have been called out of shame into a life of favour. My actions and emotions must reflect that. His time of favour is here.