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Max Lucado
Anger. This morning it’s easy to define: the noise of the soul. Anger. The unseen irritant of the heart. Anger. The relentless invader of silence.
Just like the cricket, anger irritates. Just like the cricket, anger isn’t easily silenced.
Just like the cricket, anger has a way of increasing in volume until it’s the only sound we hear. The louder it g...
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X-ray the soul of the vengeful and behold the tumor of bitterness: black, menacing, malignant. Carcinoma of the spirit. Its fatal fibers creep around the edge of the heart and ravage it. Yesterday you can’t alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past you can.
Imaginary tale? No. It’s the story of Joseph. A favored son in a bizarre family, he had every reason to be angry.
Revenge is within Joseph’s power. And there is power in revenge. Intoxicating power.
“Vengeance is Mine,” God declared. “I will repay” (Heb. 10:30 NKJV). “Don’t say, ‘I’ll pay you back for the wrong you did.’ Wait for the Lord, and he will make things right” (Prov. 20:22).
“Daddy said to be nice to us”?)
your families. Why do you still mistrust my grace?”
MOSES: To get out of God’s way. If you don’t know what to do, it’s best just to sit tight till he does his thing. HLP: That’s odd
Kansas. Take your seat in Hoch Auditorium,
2 Explain why you think this is true. “He became like us, so we could become like him.” 1 In what way did God become like us? 2 In what way can we become like him? Wisdom from the Word
