James 1:20
because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
Word Study
Righteousness- G1466 δικαιοσύνη dikaiosynē, righteousness, what is right, justice, the act of doing what is in agreement with God’s standards, the state of being in proper relationship with God
Anger- G3973 ὀργή orgē, wrath, anger, the feeling and expression of strong displeasure and hostility; this can range from petty human anger to the righteous anger of God toward sinful disobedience
Thoughts…
Let’s take a moment about anger. I want you to think about the last time you were angry. I don’t care if you think you were wrong or right. Just think about that anger for a moment. What provoked it? What kept it going? If I was a betting person, I would bet both of those answers had something specific to do with you. You felt you were wronged by someone else. No judgment here! I would be in that exact same spot. As a matter of fact, I cam in that spot right now.
I am angry at someone because of something I believe they did to me. I am all caught up on what they did. Not why they did it or how they feel about it. The more I think about, the more I stew on it and get even angrier. This is not righteous anger.
You see even if I am right and this person did this to me on purpose just to make my life miserable, my hanging onto this anger is not what God wants. It is not justice or right.
Our human anger tends to lead to unforgiveness. It produces more anger and never truly let’s go. It does not prude a righteousness that God desires. I am not saying I don’t have the right to get angry. I don’t have the right to hang on to that anger. I have to let it go. It doesn’t produce anything good or righteous.
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