We’ve all gotten angry about stupid things. And, more often than not, the reason we get so angry is because we feel entitled to more than we’ve received. When our anger strikes, it burns and it leaves a smoldering path of destruction in its wake. Usually, in hindsight, we realize that the anger is almost unjustifiable.
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense. (Proverbs 19:11 ESV)
It’s impossible for us to never, ever get angry. But, when we get angry, we should be sure to blow up for the right reasons. What if we all tried our best to get angry slowly? That is to say: can we live a little less offended? I mean, yes, sometimes egregious situations do happen and we might reasonably be angered. But, that should be just a small number of times.
I imagine, now, as to why King Solomon wrote this. I’m thinking he was probably angry a whole lot. He probably saw his servants or his children, or his countrymen do things that didn’t sit right with him. After all, he is the king, and they all live and die at his pleasure. But maybe, because of all this entitlement as being God’s chosen, he burst out in anger that was ungodly and unbecoming of a representative of God.
As God’s children, we represent God. If God can overlook the stupidity we engage in on a daily basis (and grant us another day to live), perhaps we can also find it in ourselves to overlook any offenses committed against us.
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