Now then, my lord, as the Lord lives, and as your soul lives, because the Lord has restrained you from bloodguilt and from saving with your own hand, now then let your enemies and those who seek to do evil to my lord be as Nabal. 1 Samuel 25:26 – David and his men are on the run and send word to a very wealthy man named Nabal to ask for provisions. While David’s crew had done him a blessing of keeping his servants safe, Nabal blew off David and refused to help. Infuriated at this, David takes his sword and is heading to Nabal’s house to wipe him out. Thankfully, Nabal’s wife comes out to David on his war path and pleads with him. She reminds David that this action would be sinful and would be taking matters into his own hands rather than trusting the Lord. We must understand that a sinful action done to us doesn’t give us a pass to sin in return. People will say harsh things, but that doesn’t mean we are allowed to say harsh things back. People will take from us, but we aren’t allowed then to take from others. We are to repay evil with good. We are to turn the other cheek. This can be so frustrating and difficult to do, but God is calling His followers to behave differently towards the sin done towards us. Trust Him with the revenge, show forgiveness to those who sinned against you, and be willing to pray for your enemies. Do not see this as the weak way out of dealing with conflict, see this as the holy way to handle conflict. Responding with holiness to the sin that is dealt towards us is what Jesus did, let us then behave like our Savior. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 2902
Question To Ponder: Why do you think God tells us not to handle our own revenge?
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