Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Joseph's Family Album - A Snapshot of Joseph's Brother's: Simeon & Levi - Devo for 08/22/08

Reading
Genesis 34:1-31; 49:5-7

Questions
Selfish Anger Results in Terrible Consequences
I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel (Genesis 49:7b).

1. God punished Simeon and Levi's family by never letting them own land to call their own. What does Proverbs 19:19 promise?
2. What consequences can selfish anger bring to your life?

We have seen three results of selfish anger. Ask God to protect you from following in Simeon and Levi's footsteps. Handle your anger God's way by confessing it to Him and the individuals involved.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

YAY IM FIRST

1.THAT A MAN OF GREAT WRATH SHALL SUFFER PUNISHMENT: FOR IF THOU DELIVER HIM, YET THOU MUST DO IT AGAIN.
2.no one will want to be your friend because your selfish and your angry not a good mix

Anonymous said...

oh hey jason i did from monday your right they are good

Anonymous said...

1. If an angry man's sin isn't dealt with, it will be a problem over and over.
2. It destroys relationships, it causes isolation.

Anonymous said...

1. An angry man must be punished or it will be a continuous problem.
2. It can hinder your testimony for Christ, destroy relationships, and cause a myriad of problems in a person's life.

Anonymous said...

1. A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment:for if thou deliver him yet thou must do it again.
2. no friends, not a good witness.

Anonymous said...

1. An man of anger must be punished.
2. Lonliness, bitterness, unhappy spirit, spiritual emptiness, and the list goes on....

Anonymous said...

questions
1.a man of great wrath shall suffer from punishment.for if thou deliver him yet thou must do it again.

2.grounding,spanked sometimes.haveing to do what i didnt want to do about what i was being selfish about.

Anonymous said...

1.that someone who is angry must be punished.

2.not very many friends. it will cause problems in your life.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.it says that if u try to get a bad man out of trouble hes gonna get in trouble again...like if u bail someone out of jail, there most likely gonna do something to get back in jail cuz they didnt suffer any consequences.

2.well i can get grounded lose friends teachers wont trust me and people wont be able to come talk to me about stuff and just no one will want to be around me.

Anonymous said...

1. Someone who has anger issues is gonna be punished for it.
2. You might not ever have any real friends because no one wants to be around you, or perhaps you might lose sight of more important things because you're too self-focused and angry when you don't get your own way.

Anonymous said...

1. A man of great anger will bear the penalty.
2. Enemies, bad situations.

Anonymous said...

1. Those with wrath will be punished.
2. It decreases your testimony to others.