Therefore I exhort you, be imitators of me

 Good morning. Remember from yesterday about not letting the sun go down on your anger. Then it says and do not give the devil an opportunity. In that context you do give the devil an opportunity if you let the sun go down on your anger – that anger builds within you throughout the night, sometimes even affecting your sleep. And of course that gives the devil an opportunity to cause strife within the home. And another tough verse to follow: let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear. Of course there are a lot of unwholesome words when you get angry; but this is talking in general. Remember from James that the tongue is a wicked thing and cannot be tamed. We should be speaking good things to build up and not tear down others. Paul then says do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Tying that in with what we said before, he then says: let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander to be put away from you, along with all malice. All of these come from that anger, and involve bad things coming out of your mouth. Instead we are to be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you. If we do that, we won't stay angry, and we won't be saying bad things to or about others. Father thank You that the reader speaks words of wisdom always. He/she builds up others and does not tear them down – being kind and tenderhearted.