An Anger Management Issue

# 281 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 20:27-30, “And it happened the next day, the second day of the month, that David's place was empty. And Saul said to Jonathan his son, "Why has the son of Jesse not come to eat, either yesterday or today?" 28 So Jonathan answered Saul, "David earnestly asked permission of me to go to Bethlehem. 29 "And he said, 'Please let me go, for our family has a sacrifice in the city, and my brother has commanded me to be there. And now, if I have found favor in your eyes, please let me get away and see my brothers.' Therefore he has not come to the king's table." 30 Then Saul's anger was aroused against Jonathan, and he said to him, "You son of a perverse, rebellious woman! Do I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother's nakedness? (1 Sam 20:27-30) Well, this is a delicate passage to handle on a family oriented radio station. After hearing Jonathan's report concerning David, Saul blows his top. He has been suspecting a developing sense of loyalty in Jonathan towards David, and this excuse for David's absence given by Jonathan was the last straw. In a fit of anger he says things that should never be spoken of another, especially to one's own child. We have a similar expression today for “son of a perverse rebellious woman,” but I for one, with the help of God, refuse to say it. Eph 4:29 says, “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.” He goes on to speak of Jonathan's mothers nakedness in a way that suggests he is sorry that Jonathan was ever born! These are hurtful inexcusable words spoken by angry, selfish people.and typical for those who are susceptible to fits of rage. I'm going to be point blank here. If you have ever spoken to another in this tone, you have an anger management issue. Get help now before the anger festers and grows and you do more damage to others and yourself. James 1:19,20 says, Be “slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” Father help those with anger issues, grant them a new spirit of humility that opens the door to Your grace in their lives.