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THE RIGHT TYPE OF ANGER
DECEMBER 24
Judges 8:4-9
THE RIGHT TYPE OF ANGER
The battle against Midianites was not over. Two of their kings had escaped. Gideon and his army continued to chase. Miraculously, none of the 300 men perished, but they were tired, hungry and thirsty. Remember, Gideon and his little army had been fighting for many hours already. As they chased the two kings past Jordan, they came to the cities of Succoth and Penuel…
In these cities, Gideon was looking forward to some relief for his fighting men. So, he asked the residents for food and water. Unfortunately the people of both cities said "No!" For this refusal, Gideon was angry and vowed to punish them after the Lord help him capture the Midianite kings.
Pause here. Gideon was angry? Not only that, he threatened to punish the men who refuse to help? What did we learn yesterday? Gideon was gentle in his reply and we are supposed to learn from him. What is happening today?
Let us look at the difference between the lessons of yesterday and today. Yesterday, men from Ephraim were zealous and eager to serve God. They wanted to help Gideon fight and were angry for missing out on the action. Today, the men at Succoth and Penuel refused to help Gideon and his men do God’s work. They had committed a serious sin. Gideon was right to be angry at them because of their sin against God. For that, Gideon did not give them a gentle answer like he did to the men of Ephraim. Instead, he harshly punished them.
Tick the ways which you can work together with or help other children
of God:
( ) Share my Bible or hymn book.
( ) Pray for pastor and JW teacher.
( ) Hand out tracts to other people.
( ) Help to play the piano for church meetings or lead in songs.
( ) Give notebook or pen to someone who needs it.
( ) Take care of a new student in the Sunday School.
Thought: If I am a child of God, I must be willing to help others.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to work together with other Christians to serve You. Sometimes I am shy or downright lazy, but please strengthen me to do the right things. I pray that You will keep me from sin and I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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Judges 8:4-9
THE RIGHT TYPE OF ANGER
The battle against Midianites was not over. Two of their kings had escaped. Gideon and his army continued to chase. Miraculously, none of the 300 men perished, but they were tired, hungry and thirsty. Remember, Gideon and his little army had been fighting for many hours already. As they chased the two kings past Jordan, they came to the cities of Succoth and Penuel…
In these cities, Gideon was looking forward to some relief for his fighting men. So, he asked the residents for food and water. Unfortunately the people of both cities said "No!" For this refusal, Gideon was angry and vowed to punish them after the Lord help him capture the Midianite kings.
Pause here. Gideon was angry? Not only that, he threatened to punish the men who refuse to help? What did we learn yesterday? Gideon was gentle in his reply and we are supposed to learn from him. What is happening today?
Let us look at the difference between the lessons of yesterday and today. Yesterday, men from Ephraim were zealous and eager to serve God. They wanted to help Gideon fight and were angry for missing out on the action. Today, the men at Succoth and Penuel refused to help Gideon and his men do God’s work. They had committed a serious sin. Gideon was right to be angry at them because of their sin against God. For that, Gideon did not give them a gentle answer like he did to the men of Ephraim. Instead, he harshly punished them.
Tick the ways which you can work together with or help other children
of God:
( ) Share my Bible or hymn book.
( ) Pray for pastor and JW teacher.
( ) Hand out tracts to other people.
( ) Help to play the piano for church meetings or lead in songs.
( ) Give notebook or pen to someone who needs it.
( ) Take care of a new student in the Sunday School.
Thought: If I am a child of God, I must be willing to help others.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to work together with other Christians to serve You. Sometimes I am shy or downright lazy, but please strengthen me to do the right things. I pray that You will keep me from sin and I pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
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