April 12 2026 … Slow To Anger …

Apr 12 2026 …  Slow To Anger … 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...    and PLEASE take the time to listen to music and lyrics from Joshua Miller singing Slow To Anger … showing Christians that our God is slow to anger and rich in love and forgiveness.

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Highlight Passage: … Joel 2:13 … [NLT]  

…  13 Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.  Return to the Lord your God, for He is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish.

… Joel shows God’s people of God’s mercy, … being slow to anger and rich in forgiveness and grace for those who’re willing to repent and turn back to God.  

Highlight Passage in Context:  Joel 2:12-18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God thru the Prophet, Joel, shows that He promises His mercy and forgiveness to the repentant in spite of their (our) sinfulness.

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Reference Passage: … Exodus 34:6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …     

… God (i.e., Yahweh) declares to Moses that He, The Lord, is slow to anger and filled with unfailing love for His people.

Reference Passage: … Numbers 14:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

…Moses calls on God’s promise to hold His anger and forgive His faithful and repentant people.

Reference Passage: … Psalms 103:8 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David sings of God being slow to anger and filled with unfailing love.

Reference Passage: … Lamentations 3:22-23  [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Jeremiah, shows that His mercy is ALWAYS there for those who love the Lord.

Reference Passage: … James 1:19 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Jesus’ brother, James, calls on fellow Christians to be slow to be angry.  

Reference Passage: … 2Peter 3:9 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… The Apostle Peter teaches of God being patient with His people that they (we) would return to God’s unfailing love and forgiveness.

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread from John Blase …  USE THIS LINK      … described a form of TV broadcasting called “Slow TV,”  which was brought to the Norwegian people by their TV network by filming  and producing a seven-hour train ride, which showed the viewers all the details of the lovely countryside, which became mesmerizing to the viewers when compared to the quicker, fast-paced action drama which had been broadcast in the past.

I don’t know whether my TV viewing tastes would appreciate that slower genre of TV or not; and I do know that today’s description of God being slow to anger, as described in the Scriptures shared above and the linked song, applies to me greatly.  In fact, … every morning that you find me here, delving into God’s truth from HIs word, I am sampling God’s ever-present mercy and His unfailing love and grace.   AND I LOVE IT!!  … How about you?

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You …Lord, … for being there with Your compassionate grace; …  EVERYDAY!  …

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, … thank You, Lord, for showing us Your patience and Your mercy every morning that we live for You.   … Amen

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