{Open Heavens} GOD OF VENGEANCE – Saturday November 12th 2016
Memorise:
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto
wrath: for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the
Lord. Romans 12:19.
Read: Ezekiel 25:12-17 (KJV)
12 Thus saith the Lord God;
Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking
vengeance, and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
13 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
I will also stretch out mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and
beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan
shall fall by the sword.
14 And
I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel: and
they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and according to my fury;
and they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God.
15 Thus saith the Lord God;
Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance
with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God;
Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will
cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.
17 And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Bible in one year: Genesis 18:22-20:18, Psalms 102:16-28
MESSAGE
God
is against His children repaying evil to those who have done them evil.
It is not in the place of any genuine child of God to seek revenge.
Open Heavens Saturday 12 November 2016:- God of vengeance
“Not
rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise
blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that you should inherit a
blessing”
1st Peter 3:9
No
one can avenge like God. This is why I don’t worry myself about my
enemies, I just report them to my father and I have the rest of Him.
When God fights your enemy, even you who was hurt will begin to pity
them. This is because there is no one that can stand the anger of the
Almighty God. Anyone you are trying to revenge, you are already playing
God and the consequence is unbearable. Society may tell you to do
otherwise. Reasoning may tell you to repay evil in return for the wrong
done to you, but the scripture demands that you act differently. You are
an ambassador of Christ, you are a peace maker, and you must do
everything to prove that. In the world, people are taught to seek
revenge, but the opposite is expected from children of God. We should
hand over those who have hurt us to God. Moses handed over the rebels to
God. Joseph handed over his elder brothers to God. Job forgave his
accusers and left them to their conscience.
It
is even possible that some people within your team will for no just
reason antagonise all your actions and intents. They may show you so
much hatred and make every move to work against the plan of God for your
life. Some will harbour hatred just because the Lord is prospering you.
Some may wish you bad, and go to the extent of including such wishes in
their prayer points. But you must not fight for yourself; just allow
them to face the great Avenger. We must be harmless and inoffensive so
that we don’t give people reasons to quarrel with us. We must labour to
preserve peace. The world hated Christ without a cause, yet he died for
them. When they brought Him before Pontius Pilate, they could not find
any blame against Him, yet they demanded that He must be crucified. This
is the same Jesus who chose to love an unloving world. He died for us
while we were yet sinners. He is called the judge of Israel (Micah 5:1).
If He takes over your case, your enemies are in serious trouble. If He
decides to advocate on your behalf, there can never be any appeal
against His verdict. When He decides to be your witness, you can be sure
that He will put all of them to shame. Is anybody troubling your peace
in your home, office, neighbourhood, school, the Almighty God will put
them where they belong in Jesus’ name. No matter what the enemy does,
your prosperity, progress, provision and security is guaranteed in Him.
The enemy that has lifted himself against you and all the voices that
are fighting against your glorious destiny shall be truncated in Jesus
name. 12 November 2016 Open Heavens. The Lord will show up for you and
take over all the battles of your life, and you can be sure that victory
is yours. The most important thing is to stay on the Lord’s side.
Key Point
When the Lord is on your side, you can sleep with your two eyes closed.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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