Monday February 27 2012
Romans 12:19 “Dear Friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, “I will take vengeance; I
will repay those who deserve it,” says the Lord.”
When others hurt us, it is
our human nature to “pay back” and we justify it by telling ourselves we feel
better because we saw justice done! That is against God’s word. He says we
should treat our enemies with love! Wow!
We hear of horrendous crimes
being committed daily and the victims are angry and cry for justice to be
administered and while we know it is imperative to uphold the law of the land
and punish these criminals, there seems to be a great cry for “vengeance”. Even
though, we believe in justice, we also need to find it in our hearts to
forgive. This is not always possible on our own but with God, all things are
possible, even to forgive our enemies.
Prayer for today: Thank
you, Lord, for this day. Thank you for
your inspired Word. Thank you that you are a God of justice as well as a God of
love and in time our enemies will receive justice without our “help” or
“hindrance”. Lord, my desire is
to let you control every situation in my life and I pray that you will grant me
the wisdom to wait for your guidance in everything. In Jesus name, Amen.
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