Overcomer - Get rid of anger etc

Tuesday November 10

Colossians 3:5-17

Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry. 6 Because of these, the wrath of God is coming. 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived. 8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 11 Here there is no Gentile or Jew, circumcised or uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave or free, but Christ is all, and is in all.

12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. 13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.

15 Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. 17 And whatever you do,whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Here is another clear teaching about the ways in which our inner life gets expressed in our outer life.  Notice the long list of varying expressions of wrath and anger in vs 8 and the ways we can overcome them listed in verses 12-14.

Reflect

Questions

What are the various ways that wrath tends to get expressed in your life?

Apparently love is like a sweater we pull on overtop of all the other good virtues we are ‘wearing’.  How are you doing with that?

Prayer

Lord Jesus help me to resist the old ways of anger and foul language.  Instead please fill my mind and my mouth with loving, kind words.  I need more of you each day as I walk with you.  Fill me up Lord.  In Jesus’ name - Amen.

Memory Verse

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, Ephesians 4:26 NLT

Share

What are you tempted to get angry about today to the point that it becomes unhealthy?  How can you overcome that feeling?

Pray for each other.

DFM Nation

Next Sunday Pastor Glenn will conclude the Overcomer Series with a message about overcoming wrath and anger with forgiveness.  Join us and bring a friend.