[Propertalk] An Illustration for Ephesians 4

[Joe Parrish]

Ephesians 4:25-27
A woman was bitten by a dog suspected of having rabies. She was rushed to the hospital, treated, and left in a room to wait for an autopsy report on the dog. Only then would she know whether or not she might have rabies. An intern on duty that day thought he should explain the seriousness of the situation to the woman. She asked him a lot of questions, and by the end of the interview, the intern realized that he had told her more than he intended to tell her. She was visibly shaken. Later when he came by to look in on her, she was sitting on the side of the treatment table, writing. She would pause occasionally and stare out into space, then resume writing. The young doctor was sure he had upset her so much that she was writing her will, or funeral instructions, or some other equally grave document. He went back in to try to calm and comfort her. He asked if she were writing her will. "Oh no," she said, "Just in the event I have been infected, I'm making a list of the people I want to bite before I die."
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Both Paul and the Psalmist counsel care in handling hostility. No human emotion is more common, or more combustible. Be careful. Anger is like fire, which can be used to cook a meal or to burn down a house. Don't let your anger see the sun set. When you are angry, ask God to guide you - and He will.
Thomas Lane Butts The Protestant Hour

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