The Perfect Revenge!

Monday's Devotion (4-3-06)

"If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and the LORD shall reward thee." Proverbs 25:21-22 (KJV)

The funny thing about revenge is that it doesn't accomplish anything good. Your neighbor kicked your dog, you kick his and next time around he kicks you, you kick him and then he kills you. You might say, "That wouldn't happen, I'd kill him first!" Well, either way you end up in the dog house, you end up being the loser or I should say you both end up losers. If you kill him then you have his blood on your hands and you're guilty before God. If he kills you, then you're just dead. Cases of revenge can go that far as far as murder, it's happened before and it'll happen again. Once you start playing a game of revenge you can't win, but there is a way that you can defeat your enemies! How? By being kind to them and showing that you are the better person, trust me there is no possible way that they can get back at you for that! All they can do is show that they're immature or that they can be kind to you too. Might sound silly, but this tactic works! Why? Because God blesses this tactic. This tactic is called, "loving them."

I've lived a life of seeking revenge and hating those that hate me. That's the story of my life, and it drove me crazy. When I accepted Christ and learned to let the past go and let the bitter feelings go, then true happiness came. Some of your enemies are winning over you, and you don't even know it! Think about it, what does a person usually want for their enemies? They want them to suffer, they want them to be upset and angry... And some of you are falling right into that trap. You're sitting there all angry and upset wondering how you can "get revenge." Let me tell you how to get revenge, by not getting revenge! Avenge yourself with kindness and by showing that you are the better person. Love your enemies! Here's an example: Just a few days ago someone was having a bad day, and they were kind of mean towards me. I replied kindly and you know what happened? They felt so horrible. They had a harder time forgiving themselves then I had forgiving them. They felt bad and apologized, I said, "It's alright man, forget about it," and we're still friends. Had I gotten angry back and decided to say something mean back, then it's safe to say that we wouldn't be friends anymore or we would've gotten into a big war. When something can be settled so easily, why do it the hard way? Why go to war when you don't have to?

Prayer: Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for this message and for all things. Please forgive us of all our sins and we forgive all those who've wronged us. Please help us to trust in you and your Word. May we always know that hate and revenge are not the answers to anything in life, but love is the answer to everything. In Jesus name. A-men!

God bless!

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