“Good sense makes one slow to anger,
and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”
– Proverbs 19:11
This is a startling piece of wisdom in an age of outrage! Many of us have our sense of offense wired to a hair trigger. We may not realize it, but we’re walking around prepared to be offended on a moment’s notice!
God offers a different way. He promises that for those in Him, He is strong enough that we don’t need to take offense so easily. Godly wisdom teaches us to be VERY slow to anger, because our anger is usually ungodly!
As Christians, we need to fully process the truth that as followers of Christ we have been forgiven the terrible offenses we have committed against God. Once we truly understand this, then we’re able to let the Holy Spirit work within us to overlook minor offenses. Certainly we must deal appropriately with sin, but much of what we take offense at these days isn’t actually sin. As Christians, we must understand and celebrate that it’s our glory to overlook such offenses!