Sunday, April 7, 2013

Grace for your spirit April 8, 2013

Grace for your spirit
Never take your own revenge, beloved, but leave room for the wrath of God for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay" says the Lord.  Romans 12:19 

There are many things we can do to ruin our lives, but among the biggest is seeking revenge.  The desire for revenge grows out of unforgiveness.  While we refuse to forgive others, God refuses to forgive us.  While we seek revenge and carry around our unforgiven sins, we separate ourselves from God and people around us.  When we seek revenge, we seek something that does not belong to us.  Revenge belongs to God, who knows all the facts.  In Matthew 18 we seek a picture of these things.  The man seeking revenge went about choking his debtors, and ended up back in debtor's prison along with his family.  The master revoked his forgiveness, his family suffered because of his sins, and his friends were glad to see him go.  Those things and more are in store for us when we are on the" revenge trail."

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