Your Time Is Gonna Come

 

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

We are big fans of the Netflix Series “Ozark.”  Now that the series has been completed for a for years, and still without any spoilers for those that have yet to watch it, it got me thinking a lot about one of the reoccurring themes on the series, revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

 

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

We are big fans of the Netflix Series “Ozark.”  Now that the series is over, and still without any spoilers for those that have yet to watch it, it got me thinking a lot about one of the reoccurring themes on the series, revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

 

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

We are big fans of the Netflix Series “Ozark.”  As this season winds down, and without any spoilers, it got me thinking a lot about one of the reoccurring themes on the series, revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

 

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.” (Never dreamed we would be living life in quarantine or social distancing when I started watching this series!) As this season winds down, it got me thinking a lot about one of the reoccurring themes on the series, revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.” (Never dreamed we would be living life in quarantine or social distancing when I started watching this series!) As this season winds down, it got me thinking a lot about one of the reoccurring themes on the series, revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.”  (No spoilers, in case you were worried!) As this season winds down, it got me thinking a lot about revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.”  (No spoilers, in case you were worried!) As this season winds down, it got me thinking a lot about revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.”  (No spoilers, in case you were worried!) As this season winds down, it got me thinking a lot about revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.”  (No spoilers, in case you were worried!) As Season Six winds down this Sunday, it got me thinking a lot about revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Your Time Is Gonna Come

Dear friends, never take revenge.  Leave that to the righteous anger of God.  For the Scriptures say, “I will take revenge; I will pay them back,” says the Lord.  Romans 12:19

I am big fan of AMC Series “The Walking Dead.”  (No spoilers, in case you were worried!) As Season Five winds down, it got me thinking a lot about revenge...

Seeking revenge is a basic instinct of our sinful nature.  Whether we are cut off by someone in traffic or treated unfairly by a coworker or neighbor, our gut response is seek revenge.  God makes it clear that vengeance should be left to him alone.

He promises to make all wrongs right and to rid this world of evil on Judgment Day.  For a moment, think about Jesus as He hung from the cross, dying an excruciating and brutal death.  Imagine how the disciples that witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion first hand must have wanted to seek revenge.

Jesus gives us all the best example of responding to injustice by responding with patience and kindness and leaving the punishment and judgment to His Father.

Even It Up

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39

Trying to raise our children the best we can, Jesus' words on retaliation are certainly relevant on a daily basis in our home. We have two young boys and as they grow bigger, stronger, and sometimes temperamental, it is important that we instill the value of not seeking revenge on each other at an early age.

When we are wronged, it is human nature to want to get even. Instead of seeking vengeance, Jesus' radical words are to do good to those who have wronged us! I still struggle with this today and luckily have not acted out too many times when I have been wronged in the past.

Our desire should not be to keep score, but to love and forgive-just as our loving Father has done freely for us. This is certainly not natural; it's supernatural.

Only God can give us the strength to love as only he does! The next time you plan to seek revenge, pray for the person who has wronged you instead.

Fair

Fair

If you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done.  For God has no favorites.  Colossians 3:25

We have all been wronged by somebody at some point in our lives.   So what does God’s Word say about seeking justice?  

A familiar saying is that “two wrongs don’t make a right, ” so we really ought to be less quick to ask God for justice as our efforts to seek justice may cause God to punish us for our wrongdoings as well.

The same holds true for begging God for fairness, because He may take away what we have to make things ‘fair’ for all.

Instead of following the our legal rules for justice with God, we should instead beg for mercy so we can be saved from the judgment we all rightfully deserve.

Simply put, it’s all because of Jesus Christ that God’s justice allows Him to grant mercy to those whose hearts sincerely love Him.

Thanks be to God for His mercy, kindness, and forgiveness!

Even It Up

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39

Trying to raise our children the best we can, Jesus' words on retaliation are certainly relevant on a daily basis in our home. We have two young boys and as they grow bigger, stronger, and sometimes temperamental, it is important that we instill the value of not seeking revenge on each other at an early age.

When we are wronged, it is human nature to want to get even. Instead of seeking vengeance, Jesus' radical words are to do good to those who have wronged us! I still struggle with this today and luckily have not acted out too many times when I have been wronged in the past.

Our desire should not be to keep score, but to love and forgive-just as our loving Father has done freely for us. This is certainly not natural; it's supernatural.

Only God can give us the strength to love as only he does! The next time you plan to seek revenge, pray for the person who has wronged you instead.

Fair

If you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done.  For God has no favorites.  Colossians 3:25

We have all been wronged by somebody at some point in our lives.   So what does God’s Word say about seeking justice?  

A familiar saying is that “two wrongs don’t make a right, ” so we really ought to be less quick to ask God for justice as our efforts to seek justice may cause God to punish us for our wrongdoings as well.

The same holds true for begging God for fairness, because He may take away what we have to make things ‘fair’ for all.

Instead of following the our legal rules for justice with God, we should instead beg for mercy so we can be saved from the judgment we all rightfully deserve.

Simply put, it’s all because of Jesus Christ that God’s justice allows Him to grant mercy to those whose hearts sincerely love Him.

Thanks be to God for His mercy, kindness, and forgiveness!

Even It Up

"You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, Do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39


Trying to raise our children the best we can, Jesus' words on retaliation are certainly relevant on a daily basis in our household. We have two young boys and as they grow bigger, stronger, and sometimes temper-mental, it is important that we instill the value of not seeking revenge on each other at an early age.


When we are wronged, it is human nature to want to get even. Instead of seeking vengeance, Jesus' radical words are to do good to those who have wronged us! I still struggle with this today and luckily have not acted out too many times when I have been wronged in the past.


Our desire should not be to keep score, but to love and forgive-just as our loving Father has done freely for us. This is certainly not natural; it's supernatural.


Only God can give us the strength to love as only he does! The next time you plan to seek revenge, pray for the person who has wronged you instead.