Envy slayeth

 AATHAVAN 🖋️ 657 ⛪ November 15, 2022 Tuesday

"For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one." ( Job 5 : 2 )

Today's verse talks about the two unwanted qualities of men, anger and jealousy. Jealousy is the main cause of anger. Many people don't like when others are better than them in worldly affairs. This is jealousy. Such a jealous person expresses his jealousy in anger.

Jealousy and anger can be seen behind most of the sinful things that appear in today's daily papers.

Jealousy occurs when the pretty woman one loves is given to someone else, when others add wealth, seeing others wearing nice clothes or jewelry, expecting honour and importance in all places and cannot bear if others get such position or honour,  these are the thoughts and acts of jealous people. Such jealous people will dare to do anything when their anger increases.

Murders, thefts, usurping other people's property, rape, sending complaint letters about someone in certain position to superiors, all these are mostly the result of anger caused by jealousy. But Bible says, "wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one." 

Cain killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. The apostle John writes, "Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous." ( 1 John  3 : 12 ) His unwise action made him cursed by God. "You shall be a restless wanderer in the world," cursed the Lord.

Science also says that qualities like jealousy and anger affect a person physically. Anger and jealousy are the causes of blood clotting, heart diseases and some diseases related to stomach.

Today's verse says, "envy slayeth the silly one." Its means, envy will destroy a man bit by bit until completely destroying him. 

Jealousy is the devil's character. Lucifer, who was with God in the beginning, was cast into hell because of the sin of pride and envy. He was jealous of the worship that God was getting. He also expected to receive worship in the same way. He was destroyed by jealousy.

Beloved, if we feel in our heart that we have qualities like jealousy and anger, let us ask God for forgiveness. The prayers and offerings we make with such qualities in our hearts are not acceptable to the Lord.

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