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ANGER, HASTINESS, REGRETS
LORD’S DAY, OCTOBER 16
Esther 2:1
Proverbs 29:20-23
"Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath."
ANGER, HASTINESS, REGRETS
It is generally thought that three years had passed since Vashti was banished and chapter 2 begins with Ahasuerus having just been defeated in his battle with the Greeks in 480-479BC. Ahasuerus did raise a large army outnumbering the Greeks but he was still beaten. Looks like his elaborate banquets to enlist allies did not yield positive results. And it was this extensive feast that cost him something that he now realized he treasured — his queen Vashti. When his anger subsided, his thoughts went to Vashti and he longed for her company once again. What she had done and the law that was hastily passed against her came into a different perspective now. He missed her and realized that in his anger, he had over-reacted. To pass an irrevocable decree now appeared to him to be overkill, even for what Vashti did. He regretted his rash action committed in the fit of anger (Esther 1:12) and pride. What seemed pleasing then now brought sadness and loneliness. He had to live with regrets now.
We often live to regret hasty and rash actions committed in a moment of anger. We wish we could turn back the clock, but know it is not possible. Some unkind words, some vengeful reaction, or some choices made when our minds were clouded by heated temper flying which now seem so uncalled for. But we cannot retract those words or actions once they have gone out. No matter how much we rue what we did, we can only nurse a remorseful heart, wishing we had not behaved the way we did. This is a lesson for us to watch our anger, and especially to think carefully before we react in moments when we are upset. Some things, having been done and said, will alter relationships (eg. marriage, family, and friendships) or situations in a significantly negative way. God’s Word reminds us: "Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him" (Prov 29:20), and "A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit" (Prov 29:23). Hot tempers make a fool of us, and only pride prevents us from stopping such foolishness.
THOUGHT: Do I often react hastily only to regret what I did?
PRAYER: Lord, give me control over my spirit.
Posted in Adult RPG
Esther 2:1
Proverbs 29:20-23
"Cease from anger,
and forsake wrath."
ANGER, HASTINESS, REGRETS
It is generally thought that three years had passed since Vashti was banished and chapter 2 begins with Ahasuerus having just been defeated in his battle with the Greeks in 480-479BC. Ahasuerus did raise a large army outnumbering the Greeks but he was still beaten. Looks like his elaborate banquets to enlist allies did not yield positive results. And it was this extensive feast that cost him something that he now realized he treasured — his queen Vashti. When his anger subsided, his thoughts went to Vashti and he longed for her company once again. What she had done and the law that was hastily passed against her came into a different perspective now. He missed her and realized that in his anger, he had over-reacted. To pass an irrevocable decree now appeared to him to be overkill, even for what Vashti did. He regretted his rash action committed in the fit of anger (Esther 1:12) and pride. What seemed pleasing then now brought sadness and loneliness. He had to live with regrets now.
We often live to regret hasty and rash actions committed in a moment of anger. We wish we could turn back the clock, but know it is not possible. Some unkind words, some vengeful reaction, or some choices made when our minds were clouded by heated temper flying which now seem so uncalled for. But we cannot retract those words or actions once they have gone out. No matter how much we rue what we did, we can only nurse a remorseful heart, wishing we had not behaved the way we did. This is a lesson for us to watch our anger, and especially to think carefully before we react in moments when we are upset. Some things, having been done and said, will alter relationships (eg. marriage, family, and friendships) or situations in a significantly negative way. God’s Word reminds us: "Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him" (Prov 29:20), and "A man’s pride shall bring him low: but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit" (Prov 29:23). Hot tempers make a fool of us, and only pride prevents us from stopping such foolishness.
THOUGHT: Do I often react hastily only to regret what I did?
PRAYER: Lord, give me control over my spirit.
Posted in Adult RPG