ANGER BUILDS NOTHING, BUT IT CAN DESTROY EVERYTHING (Tuesday, 16th December 2025)
Text for Today: Ephes. 4:25–32 “When angry, do not sin, do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down.” (AMP) (vs. 26).
Anger doesn’t solve anything, it builds nothing, but it can destroy everything. Is all anger a sin? No, but some of it is. Even God Himself has righteous anger against sin, rebellion, injustice, and pettiness. Anger sometimes serves a useful purpose, so it isn’t necessarily always a sin. Just being tempted to do something is not sin. It’s when you don’t resist the temptation and but do it anyway, that it becomes a sin. God sometimes allows us to get angry so we’ll recognize when we’re being untreated. But even when we experience true injustices in our lives, we must not vent our anger in an improper way. We must guard against allowing anger to drag us into sin.
Our text for today tells us that, when angry, do not sin; do not ever let your wrath (your exasperation, your fury or indignation) last until the sun goes down. Leave no (such) room or foothold for the devil (give no opportunity to him). Refuse to give the devil an opportunity to get a foothold in your life through anger. All anger, regardless of its causes, has the same effect on our lives. It upsets us, causing us to feel pressure. Keeping anger locked inside and pretending it doesn’t exist can even be dangerous to our health. Most of the time we’re only hurting ourselves, and the person who angered us isn’t even aware of it. So, we must take responsibility for our anger and learn to deal with it. When you face your anger and decide to deal with it God’s way, you can overcome it.
You are a Champion!
Further Study: Num 20:1-13.
Covenant Prayers
- Father, I thank you for your mighty deeds in my life.
- Spirit of anger, will not limit my destiny in Jesus’ name.
- Lord, give me grace for self-control whenever I am angry.
- Father, cause me to hear good news from far and near this day.
QUOTE: “WHEN YOU FACE YOUR ANGER AND DECIDE TO DEAL WITH IT GOD’S WAY, YOU CAN OVERCOME IT.”
