A Daily Devotion for Thursday, Feb. 16
- ontrakk
- Feb 16, 2023
- 1 min read
Psalm 86:15
But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
I think if I were living at the time this Psalm was written, I might have been more fearful of God and less able to see His love and faithfulness. But when God sent Jesus, we were given a perfect example and model for living. I know God must be slow to anger, because he has not left us. Love forgives much. May I live in that love.
Holy One, I do not deserve your patience and love. Thank you for not giving up on me when I disappoint you or make you angry. Amen
Becky, transforming
Thank Thursday, February 16th, 2023
Psalm 86:15
But you, O Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.
Here David is expressing his devoted trust inGod in times of deep trouble.
God is joyful not sad or depressed, therefore I/we should be like him. He is merciful and full of loving kindness,slow to anger. I need to remember this if I become angry with other people. Remembering one way to avoid this is to imitate God and be forgiving.
I can choose to forgive them even if I think they don’t deserve it. Just as god forgives me when I don’t deserve it. All I can do is to acknowledge th…
Psalm 86:15
A short commercial first. Yesterday I heard David Jeremiah preach on “Slaying the Giant of Anger” on his daily “Turning Point“ broadcast. The link is below. Today he will preach part 2 of this message. If you like this you can get part two at the same website. https://www.davidjeremiah.org/radio/player?id=4109
This short verse is a reminder of how powerful anger can be. One little five letter word and yet four separate words: compassion, grace, love and faithfulness are needed to counteract it - all being attributes of God. Reveling in anger and bitterness may be easy but is inevitably destructive to all concerned. A godly life as modeled by Jesus is much more difficult, but the rewards are uplifting and…