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Does
God Avenge?
Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when he
stumbles, do not let your heart rejoice ... -Proverbs 24:17
Years, ago our children visited another church
in search of new teen age friends. Our
daughter was 17 and a boy about a year younger than her was attracted to her
and they became an item.
His mother was
very upset because our daughter was “older” than him and in an effort to break
them up, she sent the boy away to Bible
School
Within a year he and the girl were divorced
(for some reason,) and my thoughts were perhaps the mother was not wise in
manipulating her son’s future.
A similar thing happened when we moved to
another city. The boy was Greek, and although
his parents loved our daughter, they wanted him to marry a Greek girl, which he
did. They had two children and he joined
the family business which involved travel.
There he met a blond woman and you can guess the rest of the story.
In life there are many unjust and unfair
treatments that we and others receive.
If you believe you have been mistreated and
done wrong by someone, perhaps cheated, or stolen from or even abused; God
forbid - - take heart for God is the avenger and he will repay.
It is best to “Let it go,” by Forgiving the
one who harmed you, and then set your mind at ease and lay aside all matters of
vengeance or reprisal.
Allow God to settle the scores, and you can
live in peace with a good conscience.
Matthew
6:15,20-21 Beloved, never avenge
yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I
will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is
hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so
doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be
overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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It is best to forgive and let God settle the score as you say. Just today He did that for a hurt in one of my kids that happened a year ago and He brought healing in a beautiful way. I stepped back, looked at that restoration and exclaimed "That's God!"
ReplyDeleteIt surely is wonderful when we see God work it all out. Our daughters both married awesome men, so their wait was worth it.
DeleteSage advice, Hazel. It is easy in our flesh to seek revenge. And even if we don't act out these feelings, they can do a lot of damage in our souls, for they give the devil a mighty foothold.
ReplyDeleteGod knows about it all, and is the wisest person to handle it all.
Letting go isn't easy, but it's the surest way to keeping our spiritual feet on the right path!
GOD BLESS!
Wise advice, as always, Hazel. Just this morning I was reading 1 Thessalonians 5:15, "See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to all people." I was so struck with this verse especially in light of Easter & our Lord, who took it all upon Himself with no retaliation or response. May we study His example and grow to become more like Him.
ReplyDeleteExcellent story and lesson, Hazel. I can't even count the times I've been disappointed in my life, for my family and myself, only to find out later that God had something better than I could ever have imagined.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the reminder.