Proverbs 16:32 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God says...

“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” (Proverbs 16:32 NKJV)

He describes the qualities of who truly is mighty or feeble. Sable rattling and instantaneous outburst of anger are the camouflage of a frightened weakling. In weakness, like the namby-pamby giant named Goliath, blurts, shoots and spurts uncontrollably with libelous words which if only he knew in hindsight, he would have regretted and took it back before his empty roars landed in the ears of its target. He was defying the army of the living God. His hollow growl had no bearing. He was beaten and beheaded by a kid named David.(1 Samuel 17:50-53)

Yes, angry words could hurt worse than sword, it is said. It slices the heart, soul and spirit of a person. Lord Jesus tersely warns of it in His sermon on the mount when He said: “You’re familiar with the command to the ancients, ‘Do not murder.’ I’m telling you that anyone who is so much as angry with a brother or sister is guilty of murder. Carelessly call a brother ‘idiot!’ and you just might find yourself hauled into court. Thoughtlessly yell ‘stupid!’ at a sister and you are on the brink of hellfire. The simple moral fact is that words kill." (Matthew 5:21, 22 MSG)

In contrast, the mighty in spirit, exudes an aura of meekness by grace through faith in Christ his Savior. If ever he gets angry, he never lets the sun sets in his anger. His recovery time only takes for a moment. In the face of challenge, he looks up. He calls upon his Lord for help. He searches God's words written in his heart. He meditates and follows the cue of the Holy Spirit to speak words of compassion, grace and wisdom in tactful decorum. In grace he wins!

That's a mighty man of God! He is one who rules his spirit to build up, and not destroy. He takes himself to task as Apostle Paul exhorts with these words: "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” (Ephesians 4:29 ESV)

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:

F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

(When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.)

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