Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
JAMES 1:19 AMP
Glory and honour be to God for the blessings of a brand new day and the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in it.
Thank God for His Word today, Apostle James is sharing some practical words with us. Be quick to hear requires us to show keen interest in people when they are speaking so we can receive and understand what they are saying. Some have said, we were given 2 ears so we can hear well and quickly! In order to deepen our understanding before speaking we can start by asking questions before making our point.
Likewise we have just one mouth so we need to properly process what we say, in that manner, we do not rush to speak. The scripture says that we should be slow to speak. We should be speakers of carefully chosen words, words that edify our hearers. Hallelujah!
Be slow to anger. This requires us to be patient in all situations, being reflective of the fact that Christ died to forgive us so we can forgive others too. We need to consciously make an effort to overcome this. The Lord is our help.
May Jehovah help us to live Christlike lives in Jesus Mighty name. May we be quick to hear, slow to speak and be slow to anger. May our lifestyles be the gospel that others read and draw closer to the Lord. Amen.
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