Luke 9:53 And they did not receive him, because his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 54 And when his disciples James and John saw this, they said, Lord, wilt thou that we command fire to come down from heaven, and consume them, even as Elias did? 55 But he turned, and rebuked them, and said, You know not what manner of spirit you are of. 56 For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save them. And they went to another village.
[3] “Is not easily provoked”
Many of us as Christians do have short tempers. We may be loving and kind in many other respects, and we may have mercy and honesty as strong points in our characters, but with many of us, we blow a fuse too quickly, and as such, in too many instances, we are too “Easily provoked”.
The tendency to take things personally would often set the stage for us to be discombobulated in spirit. Especially is this the case when we refuse to give a person the benefit of the doubt as to their intention and purposes. One of the highlights of the passages found in 1st Corinthians 13 is that selfless love “Believeth all things” meaning that the intentions and purposes of others are always to be interpreted in the best light, until there may be something else to the contrary.
No, the old lady with the Ford Escort did not really mean to give you a bad drive; she was struggling with her glasses, to try and see the road properly in the rain and her reflexes were not as sharp as when she was younger. No, your spouse did not really mean to spend that much on groceries and gifts for the holidays. In the heat of the moment, he, or she was overcome by impulse buying, and it was out of the goodness of their hearts that they went overboard, in trying to make others happy. Believe you me, they had originally intended to stay within the budget.
Matthew 7:1 udge not, that ye be not judged. 2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!