Psalm 37:8

"Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;

Do not fret – it only causes harm."
Cease: abate, forsake, let alone
Anger: nose, nostril, face, ire, wrath

Forsake: loosen, relinquish, leave


Wrath: poison, rage, hot displeasure


Harm: do evil, hurt



Looking at the literal meanings in the Hebrew, this verse


sounds like someone who looked really angry. His nostrils


were flaring from breathing hard, his whole face distorted


with an angry scowl. We are to forsake these feelings, stop


it! Forsake the wrath, loosen up. That wrath is a poison


and it poisons the one who has it. If we fret over things,


it can cause us to do evil and to do harm. Who does that


hurt? It hurts the one who is fretful and angry.



There is a blessing in Numbers 6: 25-26. "The LORD bless


you and keep you, the LORD make His FACE shine upon you and


be gracious to you, the LORD turn His FACE toward you and


give you peace."



As Christians we are to reflect what God shows us. Imagine


Yourself to be a mirror. If God looks into the mirror, the


mirror will reflect the face of God. By trying to get to


know God more, we are enabled to see God in many different


ways. So in the blessing I quoted, God makes His FACE shine,


He turns His FACE towards us and gives us peace. If we are


reflecting Him, the angry scowl should disappear and be replaced


with a gracious look. Our faces should look at people with a look


that reflects the peace that only God can give.


When we are reflecting God, the poisonous wrath and the ability


to cause harm will be drained away and we will be left with His


blessing in our lives.


There is no reason to be angry and fretful when we know God


Is on our side.



...He (JESUS) is Lord of lords and King of kings and those who are with Him are called chosen  and faithful.  Rev 17:14   -------   Toni T.