James 1 talks about being “quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.” By doing this, Christians are seeking to imitate the character of God from Exodus 34. God defines Himself as being slow to anger. In Isaiah 1 God seeks to reason with idolatrous, rebellious Israel instead of immediately destroying them. Jesus shows this attribute of slowness to become angry even in Mark 11 where He clears the temple. Earlier in Mark 1 Jesus goes and inspects what is going on in the temple. He leaves and comes back the next day to drive the moneychangers out and then He sticks around and teaches the people. God continues to show His patience with people hoping that more will come to repentance. Today on “In Need of a Refill,” Kevin Smith looks at Exodus 15, Exodus 34, Isaiah 1, Mark 11, and 2 Peter 3 to talk about “The Slow to Anger God.”
