Say not thou, I will recompense evil; but wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee (Prov. 20:22).
Yes, evils and injustices will come to us at the hands of others. And when they do, shall we say, "I will give him as good as he sends"? No. Let anger cool down. We should say nothing, do nothing, to avenge ourselves. Let us follow the example of Hezekiah, who spread Rabshakeh's letter before the Lord, and pray unto the Lord, as he did (2 Kings 19:14-19). This will greatly relieve the burdened mind.
The apostolic command is: "Recompense to no man evil for evil" (Rom. 12:17). And the words of Jesus are: "I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also....Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 5:39-45).
When we do not know what to do, let us follow the advice of today's promise, "Wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee."
A small boy hailed his playmate next door and started to run out for the usual morning play together when an older member of the family said teasingly: "Are you going to play with him again? I thought that you quarreled yesterday and were never going to have anything more to do with each other. You have a funny memory!"
Jimmy looked surprised for a moment. Then, with a satisfied smile, he said as he hurried away, "Oh, Roland and me is good forgetters."
And so should we all be--and good forgivers, too, trusting in the Lord.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand" (Ps. 10:14).
Yes, evils and injustices will come to us at the hands of others. And when they do, shall we say, "I will give him as good as he sends"? No. Let anger cool down. We should say nothing, do nothing, to avenge ourselves. Let us follow the example of Hezekiah, who spread Rabshakeh's letter before the Lord, and pray unto the Lord, as he did (2 Kings 19:14-19). This will greatly relieve the burdened mind.
The apostolic command is: "Recompense to no man evil for evil" (Rom. 12:17). And the words of Jesus are: "I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also....Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven" (Matt. 5:39-45).
When we do not know what to do, let us follow the advice of today's promise, "Wait on the Lord, and he shall save thee."
A small boy hailed his playmate next door and started to run out for the usual morning play together when an older member of the family said teasingly: "Are you going to play with him again? I thought that you quarreled yesterday and were never going to have anything more to do with each other. You have a funny memory!"
Jimmy looked surprised for a moment. Then, with a satisfied smile, he said as he hurried away, "Oh, Roland and me is good forgetters."
And so should we all be--and good forgivers, too, trusting in the Lord.
MEDITATION PRAYER: "Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand" (Ps. 10:14).
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