Ephesians 4:26-27
King
James Version (KJV)
26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
27 Neither give place to the devil.
It would have been enough to just say “be ye angry, and
sin not”, but being that the writer, (led by the Holy Spirit), was writing to
us, he had to add the last couple of thoughts to clarify how we hold on to
anger and where it then comes from.
We are carnal and “lent to the flesh” which, when out of
the Holy Spirits control, tends to take the leading of the devil. That is the “old
man” part of us that doesn't let the Lord avenge or repay and seeks the
satisfaction of self asserted retribution.
“Let not the sun go down upon your wrath” has a whole
encompassing warning inside that few understand. The “day” actually begins in
the evening according to Genesis and the account of Creation:
Gen 1:5 “And God called the light Day, and the
darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
The day starts at evening before bed and with the day’s
end meal. The day’s end meal was a time of instruction, communication, joy, and
fellowship. That is how the “day” started. Every day. So not letting the sun go
down upon your wrath started the day off right with forgiveness and
reconciliation at the “day’s end meal” so that the arising in the morning would
be rested and ready to meet the day with the grace supplied for that day. Going
to bed angry was the option of a malicious man or person that would cause him
to toss on his bed and loose the precious rest that would ensure him of the
strength and alertness he would need for the next day. This is usually caused
by spending the night thinking on how to get even.
“Neither give place to the devil”. The unforgiving person
who goes to bed angry and “gives place to the devil”, replicates the devils
attitudes and actions, giving the devil authority over him for that period of
time and reaps what he has sown of misery (both for himself and the other
involved), and destruction. If the devil can destroy relationships that God has
ordained he has accomplished his mission making us momentarily Godless.
We can always defeat the devils schemes, (that we are
easily attracted to), with Unconditional Love when it comes to anger or any sin
that has effect on relationships. Love never fails because God is Love. Love
endures forever. If we walk in Love we walk in God. This is His command to us and
there by proves that we are in Him and He in us. The devil was defeated (though
he didn't know it at the time), before Creation and realized it at the cross “or
he wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of Glory”. The devil lost because God chose
to Love us Unconditionally before the Creation so the devil has always been
defeated but the reality of the victory became obvious through Christ.
There is “righteous anger” that was shown in Christ at
the temple but that is for another time.
“So chose ye there for whom you shall serve this day!”
Defeat the devil with Unconditional Love acting through
forgiveness.
“Redeem the time for the days are evil”!
“Let God arise”.
Love in Christ
J&E
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