O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongs—O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth! – Psalm 94:1
It is tempting to want to take matters into your own hands when people hurt you or hurt those you love. It is tempting to choose revenge today and to ask God for mercy for your actions tomorrow. There is only one problem with taking matters into your own hands…and it is that is you are taking the place of God. When we take the place of God, we miss the mark – either we are too heavy handed in our judgement or we are too light handed. Either way, we experience the repercussion of missing the mark, and we may trigger a cycle of revenge (such as blood feuds or hatred between groups of people and families). When we let God take revenge on our behalf, He does it in a way that holds the people accountable without affecting us negatively. It also opens the door for reconciliation and restoration as God works on them – through the consequences of their actions which they cannot blame on us. So, let us resist the urge to lash out for the pain others have caused us, lest we end up hurting ourselves, trigger hatred, and reduce the possibility of reconciliation and restoration.
I choose to love myself by allowing God to take revenge on my behalf
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