Daily Post

If possible, so far as it depends on you, leave peaceably with all. 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.” 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. Do not be over come by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:18-21. We as Christians have an obligation to be peacemakers. Harmony is not always possible, since truth divides us as well as unites. Paul’s double qualification (“if…so far as”) recognizes this, but the obligation to strive for peace in our personal relations with others remains. We must be free from the desire to “get even.” Such release from the instinct for revenge is possible because the believer knows that God will right all wrongs in His own perfect judgment. Scripture urges us, while God remains patient with the wrong doer, to show grace to him. As you reflect on these verses be reminded just how often it “depends on you” on a daily basis. While there maybe someone who comes to mind in regards to “getting even” with; also be reminded that you to are a “wrong doer” of whom God is showing His patients with.