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Life of David Part 9: Faith to Let Vengeance be the Lord’s

8/25/2016

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Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 12:19
Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” Romans 12:19
David was a man who trusted God to be his Justice and Avenger. That is not the easiest thing, especially when someone hates you passionately and is consistently trying to hurt you. Saul had chased David relentlessly for no reason other reason than his own jealousy and personal vendetta. Other men too wanted David to die, both at this time in his life and later. But David trusted God’s promise and command that vengeance is His. Deuteronomy 32:34-36 reads,
Is not this laid up in store with me,
    sealed up in my treasuries?
35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense,
    for the time when their foot shall slip;
for the day of their calamity is at hand,
    and their doom comes swiftly.’
36 For the Lord will vindicate his people
    and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, bond or free.

 
And Leviticus 19:15-18 commands us,
You shall do no injustice in court. You shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great, but in righteousness shall you judge your neighbor. 16 You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not stand up against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
17 You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him. 18 You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the LORD.
 
It takes a great deal of faith in God not to hurt the people who hurt us, not to take vengeance on people who attack us, and not to hate the people who hate us. But David was a man after God’s own heart who did all the will of God. He trusted and loved the LORD, He knew God well enough to know that he would rather please his Lord than please himself or people. We begin today in 1 Samuel 26. David once again was given an opportunity to kill Saul who had again come after David in Ziph with 3,000 men. Saul and his men were encamped and asleep. Saul was in the center of the army, surrounded by soldiers and sleeping next to Abner, the commander of the army. Saul trusted his life to his men and to Abner. But David saw them all asleep. He asked two of his men Ahimelech the Hittite, and Joab's brother Abishai and aksed them to enter the encampment with him. Abishai went with him. Abishai was a courageous and mighty military man in his own right. The daughter of David’s sister Zeruiah, he alone was brave enough to trust God and follow David into the camp. He had the command of one of the three divisions of David's army at the battle with Absalom ( 2 Samuel 18:2 2 Samuel 18:5 2 Samuel 18:12 ). He defeated and killed the Philistine giant Ishbi-benob, who threatened David's life (2 Samuel 21:15-17 ). He was the chief of the second rank of the three "mighties" ( 2 Samuel 23:18 2 Samuel 23:19 ; 1 Chronicles 11:20 1 Chronicles 11:21 ); and on one occasion killed 300 men with his own spear ( 2 Samuel 23:18). He followed David as David followed the LORD and seeing all David did gave him faith in God.
The two men entered the army’s camp. They could be captured or killed, especially since the army’s sole reason for being there was to kill David. But no one stirred, no one was awake guarding the king. David and Abishai went directly to the sleeping Saul whose spear was in the ground at his head along with his jar of water. Abishai said, “God has given your enemy into your hand this day. Now please let me pin him to the earth with one stroke of the spear, and I will not strike him twice.” (Verse 8). Verses 9-12 record David’s response,
But David said to Abishai, “Do not destroy him, for who can put out his hand against the Lord's anointed and be guiltless?” 10 And David said, “As the Lord lives, the Lord will strike him, or his day will come to die, or he will go down into battle and perish. 11 The Lord forbid that I should put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. But take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go.” 12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them.
 
David could have been murdered as Saul so deeply desired, but he trusted God to protect him and God did. David refused to sin against Saul though he desired Saul to pay for his sins. God honored David’s faith and obedience and protected the man by putting the entire army into a deep sleep. David went to a place outside the camp and called to Abner who should have been alert in protection of the king.  Now awake the commander, army, and king were shown the spear and water jar David had taken. It was proved that though he could easily have killed Saul, David had spared his life again. David was hurt that he had been vanquished to serve other gods, though he refused to serve them and to serve other armies. David was innocent yet he was pursued as guilty.
Saul was once again convicted of his guilt in chasing this man who had once been so trusted and loved by him. Their exchange is recorded in verses 21-25.
 Then Saul said, “I have sinned. Return, my son David, for I will no more do you harm, because my life was precious in your eyes this day. Behold, I have acted foolishly, and have made a great mistake.” 22 And David answered and said, “Here is the spear, O king! Let one of the young men come over and take it. 23 The Lord rewards every man for his righteousness and his faithfulness, for the Lord gave you into my hand today, and I would not put out my hand against the Lord's anointed. 24 Behold, as your life was precious this day in my sight, so may my life be precious in the sight of the Lord, and may he deliver me out of all tribulation.” 25 Then Saul said to David, “Blessed be you, my son David! You will do many things and will succeed in them.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
 
Saul once again swore he would not pursue David any longer. But David’s response showed he did not have to trust Saul, he trusted the Lord. Saul could keep trying to kill him, but David trusted justice to God not Saul.
1 Samuel 27 records that David left his beloved Israel and went to Philistia to escape Saul’s unyielding pursuit. He found favor with Achish who gave him a home in Ziklag, a home that remained the property of Judah’s kings. Verses 8-9 record some of David’s actions for Achish.
Now David and his men went up and made raids against the Geshurites,the Girzites, and the Amalekites, for these were the inhabitants of the land from of old, as far as Shur, to the land of Egypt. 9 And David would strike the land and would leave neither man nor woman alive, but would take away the sheep, the oxen, the donkeys, the camels, and the garments, and come back to Achish.
David battled and killed the people Saul was rejected for sparing (1 Samuel 15). He made the Achish think he had utterly turned his back on Israel and Achish trusted David enough to bring him to war with him and let him be his personal bodyguard.
Saul meantime had been unable to hear any word from the LORD and knew a battle with the Philistines was coming. So although he knew it was a sin and had banned any necromancers and mediums form Israel he sought a witch and had her raise Samuel from his rest to implore of him what the battle would bring. 1 Samuel 28:16-19 records the ghost of Samuel’s response.
And Samuel said, “Why then do you ask me, since the Lord has turned from you and become your enemy? 17 The Lord has done to you as he spoke by me, for the Lord has torn the kingdom out of your hand and given it to your neighbor, David.18 Because you did not obey the voice of the Lord and did not carry out his fierce wrath against Amalek, therefore the Lord has done this thing to you this day. 19 Moreover, the Lord will give Israel also with you into the hand of the Philistines, and tomorrow you and your sons shall be with me. The Lord will give the army of Israel also into the hand of the Philistines.”
David was about to go to that same battle but as we find out in 1 Samuel 29, the Philistines would not allow this devoted Israelite to fight with them against Israel. David was not safe in Israel and could not fight for Philistia. In 1 Samuel 30 he returned to Ziklag to find it had been burned to the ground and his wives captured by the Amalekites. I can imagine how frustrated and angry David was. I am sure he wanted to take his anger out on the Philistines, Amalekites, and Saul. But instead he turned to God and asked his will. Verses 7-10 record it.
And David said to Abiathar the priest, the son of Ahimelech, “Bring me the ephod.” So Abiathar brought the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired of the Lord, “Shall I pursue after this band? Shall I overtake them?” He answered him, “Pursue, for you shall surely overtake and shall surely rescue.” 9 So David set out, and the six hundred men who were with him, and they came to the brook Besor, where those who were left behind stayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men. Two hundred stayed behind, who were too exhausted to cross the brook Besor.
They came upon an Egyptian servant of an Amalekite who fed them, confessed to all the Amalekites had done and led David to the camp. Verses 16-20 read,
And when he had taken him down, behold, they were spread abroad over all the land, eating and drinking and dancing, because of all the great spoil they had taken from the land of the Philistines and from the land of Judah.17 And David struck them down from twilight until the evening of the next day, and not a man of them escaped, except four hundred young men, who mounted camels and fled. 18 David recovered all that the Amalekites had taken, and David rescued his two wives. 19 Nothing was missing, whether small or great, sons or daughters, spoil or anything that had been taken. David brought back all. 20 David also captured all the flocks and herds, and the people drove the livestock before him, and said, “This is David's spoil.”
 
David and his men came back with all their possessions and more and when they came upon the two hundred who had not joined in the battle some of the 400 did not want to give them their possessions or any of the spoil. That would be the natural response of most of us. “You didn’t fight, you didn’t help. You lose out.” It seemed like the right payback for the 200 who were too exhausted to fight. But David was a man after God’s own heart and he said, “You shall not do so, my brothers, with what the Lord has given us. He has preserved us and given into our hand the band that came against us.  Who would listen to you in this matter? For as his share is who goes down into the battle, so shall his share be who stays by the baggage. They shall share alike.”  And he made it a statute and a rule for Israel from that day forward to this day. (Verses 23-25). David even sent part of the spoils to the elders of Judah, whom he still loved and honored as friends.
1 Samuel 31 records what happened to Saul and his sons fighting the Phillistines. Verses 1-7 read,
Now the Philistines were fighting against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before the Philistines and fell slainon Mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines overtook Saul and his sons, and the Philistines struck down Jonathan and Abinadab and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers found him, and he was badly wounded by the archers. 4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and mistreat me.” But his armor-bearer would not, for he feared greatly. Therefore Saul took his own sword and fell upon it. 5 And when his armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he also fell upon his sword and died with him. 6 Thus Saul died, and his three sons, and his armor-bearer, and all his men, on the same day together. 7 And when the men of Israel who were on the other side of the valley and those beyond the Jordan saw that the men of Israel had fled and that Saul and his sons were dead, they abandoned their cities and fled. And the Philistines came and lived in them.
 
David did not have to lift a finger to harm Saul. Saul’s own avarice and pride killed him. The Lord had avenged David and David never had to sin against Saul, show him hate, or even be unkind for God to justify him. 2 Samuel 1 records David’s reaction to Saul and Jonathan’s death. He did not rejoice, he lamented. He mourned his friend and he mourned the king, God’s anointed.
Believer, you do not ever have to worry about taking vengeance against the wrongs done to you. Every person on the face of the earth from the beginning of creation to the end of this earth will face Justice. He will either pay for his sins by his own blood or Jesus will have paid with His. We do not have to seek vengeance. We trust and love God. We seek God, His will, His kingdom, His heart, and to know Him. We have a different view of our enemies. In Matthew 5:35-45 Jesus said,
“You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, Do not resist the one who is evil. But if anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. 40 And if anyone would sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well. 41 And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two miles. 42 Give to the one who begs from you, and do not refuse the one who would borrow from you. 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.”
Paul echoes Jesus’ sentiment in Romans 12:14-20,
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly. Never be wise in your own sight. 17 Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honorable in the sight of all. 18 If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20 To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
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Psalm 43 Trust God to Carry you through Suffering and Make you More Like Him

7/3/2015

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Psalm 43

This Psalm was likely written at the same time as Psalm 42. Its theme is similar and verse 5 of this psalm is the same as the refrain of verses 5 and 11 of the previous psalm. The aforementioned psalm is about feeling far away from the Lord and this one is about being persecuted. In Countries like the America and Great Britain we do not face much persecution for our faith. But we do face some and it is getting worse. Until The Day of Judgement there will be people who hate us, people who try to hurt us and hurt our testimony. Jesus promised us that. (John 15:18-25). The author of this Psalm knew where to look during his persecution. He trusted the Lord to take care of Him and left retribution to Him as well. Verse 1 reads,

“Vindicate me, O God, and defend my cause
    against an ungodly people,
from the deceitful and unjust man
    deliver me!”


His enemies wanted to get him. They wanted nothing more than his destruction. And the author cried out to God for rescue. But the Lord didn’t rescue him immediately. God does that for us sometimes. He holds back, he waits, always with a reason, and always for our benefit. Perhaps the author needed to be strengthened, perhaps he needed his faith tested and proved, or maybe the Lord used his enemies to discipline him. God waits sometimes. And we think we will never get through the situation intact. And maybe God doesn’t want us intact. He allows us to go through the fires to purify us. 1 Peter 1:5-9 say,

“who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you rejoice, though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 so that the tested genuineness of your faith—more precious than gold that perishes though it is tested by fire—may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 8 Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, 9 obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

The writer understood this, but persistent in his prayer regardless. Even Jesus repeated His prayers through His suffering. In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus prayed three times, “My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done.”  (Matthew 26:38-44). Prayer allows us to maintain our dependence on God. It allows us to communicate with Him. We speak our hearts and God speaks His. In that communion He leads, teaches, comforts, encourages and exhorts. Verses 2-3 continue the prayer,

“For you are the God in whom I take refuge;
    why have you rejected me?
Why do I go about mourning
    because of the oppression of the enemy?


3 Send out your light and your truth;
    let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill
    and to your dwelling!”


While the author longed for the comfort and safety of God to remove his trial, he still asked for God’s light and truth to lead him. He didn’t want to depend on his emotions to lead him, or his faulty wisdom to guide his decisions. He wanted God to show Him the way. Prayer, meditation on God’s Word, and reflection of our communion with God brings us nearer to Him. As we contemplate God’s Word, He comforts us. He lets us know Him more deeply and we know that even while we are persecuted and suffering that God has us, we are safe in His hands, and our future is secure in Him.

James 1:2-8 reflects on the benefits of the trials we suffer and the communion with God as we depend on Him to teach us, guide us through them, and come out looking more like Jesus with the Fruit of the Spirit.

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

5 If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him. 6 But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea that is driven and tossed by the wind. 7 For that person must not suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; 8 he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

Although we suffer God is always with us. And we can know it well and completely. If we know God well, we know He will make us wise, conform us to His image and bring us through. We can without a doubt praise Him and thank Him, even before the manifestation of our hope and prayers. The psalmist looked forward to praising God for the answer to his prayer. Verses 4-5 read,

“Then I will go to the altar of God,
    to God my exceeding joy,
and I will praise you with the lyre,
    O God, my God.


5 Why are you cast down, O my soul,
    and why are you in turmoil within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,
    my salvation and my God.”


No matter how low we feel, regardless of the depth of our grief or the intensity of our suffering we can rejoice, we can praise, and we can thank the Lord. He is with us. He has a purpose for all He allows us to go through. He loves us so deeply and knows us so well that we are free to trust Him with our lives, our salvation, and our hearts.


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Psalm 26 The Lord is Our Vindication

6/16/2015

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Psalm 26

What is vindication? What does it mean that God vindicates us? Merriam Webster defines Vindicate as to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like” It is to afford justification, to uphold justice be evidence or proof, to assert, maintain, or defend against opposition, regain possession or to assert one’s right to possession, and lastly to avenge.

God, our Lord does all that for us. He clears us of our wrongs. He justifies us and gives us evidence of our justification through The Holy Spirit. He claims us as His own and He avenges us against the enemy. This Psalm celebrates our vindication by God and our response to that exoneration. Verses 1-3 read,

“Vindicate me, O Lord,
    for I have walked in my integrity,
    and I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.
2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me;
    test my heart and my mind.
3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
    and I walk in your faithfulness.”


We are not delivered because we are good. We are called good and able to be good because we are saved. When we accept Jesus, we are not only forgiven of every sin past, present, and future, but we are also given God’s Spirit, His nature and we are then able to follow Jesus and come to know our Awesome God. He opens His heart, His character, and His mind to us. We get to know Him and He makes us like Him.

It is through the proving, the testing of our heart and mind by the various difficulties and situations that God does His amazing and miraculous works in us to transform us. He knows our hearts and minds completely, the test and the proof is for us to know who we are. And we are able to “pass” those tests not by our power but because we know God loves us completely, and unwaveringly. We walk not by our faith but by His, which He gives us. Each testing and each proofing grows our faith more and more.

Verses 4-5 read,

“I do not sit with men of falsehood,
    nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,
    and I will not sit with the wicked.”


These verses do not mean that we never spend any time with the lost, it means we do not abide with or join with people of emptiness and vanity, whose words are lies and lead to false religions, idolatry, and selfishness. They are hypocrites, pretenders and we will not consort, partner or walk with them. It is picture, not of caring for them and loving them enough to share Jesus, but of being with them, on their side. We do not take part in their works. We walk with and partner with the Lord and with His church. Verses 6-8 say,

“I wash my hands in innocence
    and go around your altar, O Lord,
7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
    and telling all your wondrous deeds.


8 O Lord, I love the habitation of your house
    and the place where your glory dwells
.”

Washing one’s hands is symbolic of removing guilt and cutting off any association with something. In this case David and we wash our hands of who we were before salvation. We wash our hands of the false prophets and false teachers who lead people to Hell. We wash our hands of Satan. We are vindicated and we tell the whole world how marvelous our Father is, how Jesus died and rose to save us, and how beautiful the Spirit is.

And it is amazing to be with God in His house. In David’s day that meant the Temple. But today we are the Temple of God. He is with is and in us always. He abides in us. And it is truly lovely to be with Him. We magnify that wondrous thing when we are with the church, the body of Christ. Each of us glorifies or reflects and adulates the Lord and together that glory is exponentially increased. If you don’t know the joy of tangibly sharing God’s Spirit with one another, of feeling His presence thick amongst you, I am here to tell you it is pure joy and greatness. He is marvelous.

The Holy Spirit is our seal, our deposit, and our identity. We cannot be mistaken for the lost. We will not be condemned with them. Remember we are vindicated. Verses 9-10 read,

“Do not sweep my soul away with sinners,
    nor my life with bloodthirsty men,
10 in whose hands are evil devices,
    and whose right hands are full of bribes.”


The lost live for themselves lusting after selfish desires, seeking to fill the whole in their souls with pleasures and destruction. But we, the vindicated seek God’s will not our own. We walk in truth and honor as we manifest the Holy Spirit within us and live a life that testifies to the goodness and greatness of the Lord, Jesus our Deliverer, our Vindication. Verses 11-12 say,

“But as for me, I shall walk in my integrity;
    redeem me, and be gracious to me.
12 My foot stands on level ground;
    in the great assembly I will bless the Lord.”


We are part of a unit, the body of Christ and together with them our foundation is firm. Jesus is our firm foundation, our rock. It is together with the family of God as we bear the fruit of the Spirit and love another that we uphold each other and corporately bless the Lord.

We are vindicated, no longer guilty as the enemy accuses us. We are holy. We are rescued and called God’s own.

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Ezekiel 35 Bystanders are Just as Guilty as Perpetrators

3/17/2015

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Ezekiel Chapter 35

Mount Seir in Edom bordered Judah. It was where Esau made his home. They could have helped Jerusalem when Nebuchadnezzar attacked but instead they eagerly waited for the city to be destroyed so they could take the left overs. The city could have been a neighbor and friend to Israel and Judah, but they chose hostility instead. They didn’t take part in the siege against Jerusalem. They stood back and watched as if it were a football game. They rooted for Babylon and cheered at the violence, blood, and tragedy that Babylon brought. Verses 5-6 put it this way,

“Because you cherished perpetual enmity and gave over the people of Israel to the power of the sword at the time of their calamity, at the time of their final punishment, 6 therefore, as I live, declares the Lord God, I will prepare you for blood, and blood shall pursue you; because you did not hate bloodshed, therefore blood shall pursue you.”

Standing by and do nothing while the strong victimize the weak is the same as joining in.  The people in the circle watching the bully beat the smaller person are just as guilty of the beating as the tyrant. Regardless if they enjoyed the bloodshed or not, they did nothing. They allowed it to go on without an attempt to stop it, or even a protest.

Even worse for Edom was the fact that Israel and Judah belonged to the Lord. They still loathed them. They still chose to sit by and let disaster hit and even celebrated it. They let their envy turn to hatred. They puffed themselves up with pride and made excuses to pardon their wicked choices. But Israel and Judah did belong to God, and Edom had to pay for her sin. Verse 15 reads,

“As you rejoiced over the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so I will deal with you; you shall be desolate, Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Indifference to the hardships of others allows tragedy to flourish. Celebrating the misfortune of others is on par with perpetrating the blows yourself.

When God allows trials and tribulations it is for a good purpose. He sent Nebuchadnezzar to attack Jerusalem. But that doesn’t mean He was happy about it. And it doesn’t give others license to delight over their suffering or stand by then swoop in like a vulture and scavenge the remains.

We can find the encouragement in this chapter. God will protect and avenge His children. People may consider you odious just for proclaiming Jesus’ name. But you do not have to fight them. You do not have to return the hate. You are free to love them. Remember Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:43-48

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

Wouldn’t you want the people who torment you to have some compassion and forgiveness toward you? Then you ought to have some compassion and forgiveness toward them. Let the Lord deal with them. After all you want what He wants and that is for everyone to come to know Him and be saved. He’s got this. Don't reciprocate the hate.

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Ezekiel 25 Leave Vengeance to the Lord. Take the Opportunity to be Compassionate and Kind.

3/12/2015

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Ezekiel Chapter 25

Now that Jerusalem had been taken, and the Temple profaned, The Lord gave Ezekiel prophecies against other nations. Each nation had celebrated or spoken out against Israel the Lord was giving them judgments so they would know He is the Lord.

Verses 3-7 is God’s prophecy against Ammon.

“Say to the Ammonites, Hear the word of the Lord God: Thus says the Lord God, Because you said, ‘Aha!’ over my sanctuary when it was profaned, and over the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and over the house of Judah when they went into exile, 4 therefore behold, I am handing you over to the people of the East for a possession, and they shall set their encampments among you and make their dwellings in your midst. They shall eat your fruit, and they shall drink your milk. 5 I will make Rabbah a pasture for camels and Ammon a fold for flocks. Then you will know that I am the Lord. 6 For thus says the Lord God: Because you have clapped your hands and stamped your feet and rejoiced with all the malice within your soul against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand against you, and will hand you over as plunder to the nations. And I will cut you off from the peoples and will make you perish out of the countries; I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am the Lord.”

He has similar judgments against Moab, Seir, Edom, and Philistia. Each nation rejoiced over Jerusalem’s fall. Each had something negative to say about Israel and Jerusalem. Verse 8 says,

“Thus says the Lord God: Because Moab and Seir said, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the other nations,”

Verse 12 says,

“Thus says the Lord God: Because Edom acted revengefully against the house of Judah and has grievously offended in taking vengeance on them,”

Verse 15 reads,

“Thus says the Lord God: Because the Philistines acted revengefully and took vengeance with malice of soul to destroy in never-ending enmity”

And the Lord dealt with each of them accordingly so that they would know Him or something about Him. Verse 11 reads,

“and I will execute judgments upon Moab. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”

Verse 14 ends with, “…and they shall know my vengeance, declares the Lord God.”

And Verse 17 says,

“I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the Lord, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”

Jerusalem may have deserved her dire sentence. But that was between her and the Lord. Israel was still God’s people and He was still their God. He doesn’t take kindly to hatred of His people. That means a couple of things for you and me.

First, have you ever delighted over seeing someone deal with the consequences of their actions? Have you ever reveled in someone else’s misfortune? Did you smirk when the rude waitress lost her job? Did you cheer when you saw the Porsche driver pulled over by the policeman?

Trouble, adversity, and hardship in other people’s lives are not opportunities for you to gloat. They are openings for you to love, show kindness and compassion, and share your testimony in a tangible way. God allows trouble for a reason and it is normally so that people will know He is the Lord, that He will be glorified. You and I as believers, can be a part of glorifying Him. We don’t have to prove the haters right by delighting in their hard times.

It also means that if you belong to God, if you are His child, you do not have to concern yourself with fighting all those who call you hater or hypocrite, or who harm you, rob you, or otherwise cause you detriment. You are God’s. He is with you, before you, behind you and beside you. He’ll handle the people who hate you. He will show them He is Lord. You don’t have to. Do you trust God to be God?

Deuteronomy 32:31-36 reads,

“For their rock is not as our Rock;
    our enemies are by themselves.
32 For their vine comes from the vine of Sodom
    and from the fields of Gomorrah;
their grapes are grapes of poison;
    their clusters are bitter;
33 their wine is the poison of serpents
    and the cruel venom of asps.


34 “‘Is not this laid up in store with me,
    sealed up in my treasuries?
35 Vengeance is mine, and recompense,
    for the time when their foot shall slip;
for the day of their calamity is at hand,
    and their doom comes swiftly.’
36 For the Lord will vindicate his people
    and have compassion on his servants,
when he sees that their power is gone
    and there is none remaining, bond or free.”


Even God’s vengeance is compassionate. We have to keep in mind that their rock is not our Rock. They don’t know God. But the Lord will vindicate you. Keep in mind also, that He had mercy on us. We didn’t get the punishment we so sorely deserve. What right do we have to hope someone else is punished because we think they deserve it? Judgment and punishment is not our job, it is up to the Lord. Evil is not triumphed by evil, it is overcome by good. God tells us to prevail over evil with tangible love and kindness. (Romans 12:14-21).

Colossians 3:12-14 reminds us we are to be kind and we are to forgive because we are forgiven.

“Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony.”

Let God be God, you be His. Let Him handle the haters and you love Him by loving them. Remember they are not the enemy, they are lost. Their rock is not our Rock.

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