The exhortation here about anger is both liberating and dangerous at the same time. Knowing that there is space to vent your anger is liberating. However, determining the bound of the anger so it does not become a sin and snare is a tough call. In this meditation, we shall attempt to provide some safety guidelines. To stay safe when angry, ensure that it is justifiable. Unjustifiable anger could be as sinful as anything else. Jesus was doubtless enraged when He got to the temple. He saw those selling doves and the ones exchanging money. He made a whip and flushed them out, overturning their tables in the process. His anger was justified; because they were abusing the temple. They had turned what was designed as a place of prayer into a place of merchandise. Any form of abuse will still be a valid ground to be angry today.

To stay safe when angry, ensure that it is justifiable… We are warned not to allow anger to stay overnight. The general idea here is to be pacifiable. Even when you have a valid ground to be angry, you may enter a red zone if you stay too long in anger.

Moreover, taking out your anger on others will plunge you into sin. There may be times of emotional upheaval when some of your plans do not pan out exactly as imagined. Make sure the people around you are not bearing the brunt of your frustration. Saul took his frustration of being unable to nab David on the priests of God. He slew 85 innocent souls! Those who embark on displaced aggression may be committing worse crimes. Finally, our text shows one important safety valve to prevent anger from crossing into sin. We are warned not to allow anger to stay overnight. The general idea here is to be pacifiable. Even when you have a valid ground to be angry, you may enter a red zone if you stay too long in anger.