Our anger is triggered when something or somebody our heart holds precious (ourselves included) is made the object of a wrong or what we perceive to be a wrong. Anger is an expression of our natural repulsion for wickedness or what we perceive to be wickedness. Even the human lackeys of Lucifer have this repulsion in them. When triggered, anger must be released. Why? Because it is an ill-feeling and harboring an ill-feeling can cause body dysfunction and result in disturbed mind, sleeplessness, migraine, body pain, ulcer, cancer, paralysis, or instant death. Harboring an ill-feeling welcomes demonic spirits into our hearts, which is just as wrong as doing eye for eye. It is like raising the white flag to Lucifer’s butchers.
“Bitterness brings defilement into our lives. It opens us to attack from Lucifer, and it also brings attack from Lucifer on those around us,” said Rebecca Brown. “Bitterness in a person’s life can be responsible for the destruction of whole churches and many people around them. It brings a curse not only on the person himself, but also on those who are the object of his bitterness.” (Unbroken Curses, p. 121)
It is not a sin to release anger. But to release it at a human being is to miss the mark. It wrecks love-relationships, separates people, and displeases God. “In your anger do not sin,” say Psalm 4:4 and Ephesians 4:26.
In anger the demonic forces are the culprit and humans, their victims. Offences are wicked traps demons lay so we might sink into them and a chain reaction of wicked deeds might be set off. The first victim is the offended party. The second victim is the offender, for he is not given to righteousness and his deprivation, if left uncorrected, would doom him to be wasted. The third victim is every one who imputes the blame on his neighbor, and who gives himself to anger, resentment, bitterness, grudging, spite, cursing, strife, violence, division, confusion… because of the incident. Anger must be released at the culprit, not at the victims. Hate the culprit.
12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. EPHESIANS 610 You who love the Lord, hate evil! PSALM 97 nlt
26 Have an intense hatred [animosity, dislike, hostility] for wickedness. SIRACH 17
9 Hate what is wrong. ROMANS 12 nlt
On this note, we must learn how to release anger at the culprit.
In Palawan the scribe of this book got so peeved he wanted to kick and box the devil. Lucifer laughed and said, “More anger please!” Demonic spirits thrive on negative energies. Anger invigorates them. Getting angry is no way to get even or neutralize them. Instead, we empty our cup of negative energies and let it vaporize in the Light. We pray for God to be with us (Romans 8:31). We fill our cup with divine love and exude it at the demonic spirits to enervate them. Then with great intensity, we give this command: “I bind you demonic spirits and throw you into the fires of hell; and stay there forever! This I do in the name of our Lord Y’shua.” We do not doubt or question the efficacy of the command.
Whether you believe it or not, whether you resist them or not, whether you hate them or not, demonic forces are present in our midst to steal, kill and destroy souls (John 10:10). This is the reality. At their gunsights are the souls who bat for soul growth through Y’shua (Revelations 12:17). Do not give them an opening.
8 Be self-controlled and alert [vigilant]. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith. 1 PETER 5
Element No. 3: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES (verse 44)
At first glance “Hate your enemy” and “Love your enemies” seem to be contradictory. But there is no contradiction. Hate your enemy is a reference to the evil empire. Love your enemies is a reference to our neighbor-offenders. They might come from a different geography, faith or ideology, and might speak a different tongue, but that doesn’t take away the fact that they too, like us, are created by one and the same God, for one and the same purpose: to love and be loved. All of us are riders on the same boat, fellow strugglers in search of meaning and direction in life, and warding off a common enemy. Love your enemies reminds us that “Love your neighbor” was given with a qualifying precedent: “Do not hate your brother in your heart” (Leviticus 19:17). It reminds us to settle our differences. Instead of hating one another or treating our offenders as enemies, the wise thing to do is to ally ourselves and act as one body in warding off the evil empire. The kingdom war would become less difficult to us, less demanding and less draining. It would end sooner with victory on our side. Our life journey would transform into a meaningful fellowship, an everyday celebration, a covenant of shalom and life pleasing to God (Malachi 2:5).
32 If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that. LUKE 6
45 [Your Father in heaven] gives sunlight to both the evil and the good, and He sends rain on the just [righteous] and the unjust [unrighteous]. 46 If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. 47 And if you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from everyone else? Even pagans do that. 48 But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. MATTHEW 5 nlt
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