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A Daily Devotional About stopping revenge: Romans 12:19 Do not take
revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: "It
is mine to avenge; I will repay," says the Lord. 20 On the contrary:
"If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to
drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not
be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (NIV) On a personal level, revenge
is the desire to get even. Revenge is the personal desire to "even the
score" when we have been personally wronged or hurt. In order to deal with
our need to get revenge we must be honest and admit we want revenge. We must be
honest before God about wanting revenge because revenge is a tool of Satan. In
every waking moment, if we do not confront Satan, then Satan will weasel his way
into our heart, mind, and soul. When we let Satan have his way with us, we end
up wanting to get our personal pound of flesh by getting revenge. Giving to
those who hurt you is a way to stop the desire for personal revenge. Giving to
those who hurt you is called "forgiveness" because we are for giving
and not for taking out revenge on another. When you want revenge, giving to
those who hurt you seems to be pure lunacy. When you want revenge, giving to
those who hurt you seems to be the utmost foolishness. However, doing the Lord's
will is more divine in God's eyes than doing Satan's will of exacting revenge
when we are personally hurt. |
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