And the two worthless men came in and sat opposite him. And the worthless men brought a charge against Naboth in the presence of the people, saying, “Naboth cursed God and the king.” So they took him outside the city and stoned him to death with stones. 1 Kings 21:13 - For context, Ahab the king wanted Naboth’s vineyard, but Naboth said no. After pouting about it, Ahab’s wife came up with an evil plan to get him the vineyard. She’d pay a couple guys to make false claims about innocent Naboth so the crowds would execute him, giving the king “his” vineyard. Reading a story like this during Holy Week reveals the enemy isn’t too creative with his tactics. Like Naboth, Jesus was innocent yet worthless men made false claims against Him saying He cursed God and the king (Caesar). The crowd, enraged by the accusations, chose to execute Jesus, just like Naboth was in our passage. It’s hard to see the innocent be punished like this in our sinful world, but sadly it’s a reality we exist in. Yet like with Naboth and like with Jesus, know God sees the sin done by the wicked world and He makes things right. In Jesus’ story, yes He was executed for crimes He didn’t commit, but God raised Him from the dead and the wicked who came against Jesus had to face the consequences of their actions. Let Easter be a reminder to you that God sees the wickedness done to the faithful and He brings justice upon those who bring it. Remain faithful then when persecution comes, trust the Lord to handle the revenge, and know those who refuse to come to Jesus for forgiveness of their wickedness are spending an eternity in Hell paying for it themselves. My prayer is though all will embrace the gift of salvation made possible for us through Jesus’ sacrifice. Praise Jesus that sin and death has been defeated. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3065
Question To Ponder: Why can it be hard to let God handle the revenge?
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