--Praying For God's Wisdom ~~

---"In your anger do not sin" - '-Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry.'
--[Ephesians 4:26/ NIV]

---I Could see the Pastor beginning to lose his patience. A parishioner sitting in a pew in the middle of the church was heckling him during the sermon. "That's not what the Bible said!" he barked.
"I think we see things differently," the Pastor responded calmly.

"No, the Bible is plain as day," the parishioner rebutted.

"We'll have to agree to disagree," the Pastor said.
The man was finally quiet.

It was more drama in Sunday service than I'd ever witnessed. But it got me to thinking about the times I had questioned what I heard or read from a Christian / religious leader. There were times I'd become angry about the interpretations of Scripture or the context in which God's word was being used.

As I've wrestled with the Word, I've learned to take time to ask God what He means in a specific passage. When I feel I can't let something go, I pray for wisdom. Typically I find that when if I'm still lost, a prayer can bring peace to the disagreement.

Jesus angered the Pharisees who insisted the Sabbath was sacred when He took time on that day to heal the sick. Their anger turned to bitterness, and their relationship with the Savior was damaged. Anger can be blinding. It made the Pharisees blind to the presence of God in their midst.

--Let's be sure to pray for the Lord's wisdom and leading as we interact with those who do not know the Savior ~

--ODB/TG