MEMORY VERSE: be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good, Romans 12:21.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deut 13-14, Ps 99-101, Isa 41, Rev 11
James 2:26
says for as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works
is dead also. Our works, actions, conducts etc must reflect Christ.
Acts 10:38
says Jesus Christ went around doing good. A fellow who is not doing
good works is not Christ like i.e. Christians. We are not worthy of been
called a Christian if we only show kindness to those who show kindness
to us. According to Matthew 5:43-48,
if we only love those who love us then we are like the wicked too
because wicked people only love those who love them. If we only greet
those who greet us then we are no different from pagans because pagans
too greet only those who greet them. As believers, Christ expects us to
love everyone even our enemies; He expects us to be good to everyone
even our enemies; He expects us to greet everyone even our enemies. He
expects us to greet people who don’t even greet us.
The
only way to overcome evil is by doing good. Don’t repay evil with evil
because the Lord says vengeance is mine; I will repay, Romans 12:19.
Don’t say heaven helps those who help themselves and go and take
revenge. First of all ‘heaven helps those who themselves’ is not
biblical. You will never find this quotation in the bible; it is from
the pit of hell. Secondly when you repay evil with evil, you are evil.1
John 3:7 says little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth
righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. Another reason why
you must not return evil for evil is that evil begets evil. This leads
to circle of violence, you hurt me and Il hurt you and before you know
it escalates into something else.
When
you repay good with evil, the Lord disarms your enemy. When you repay
good with evil, the Lord turns evil into good. A brother was sharing his
testimony of how the Lord used him to bring an evil uncle to Christ.
This evil uncle belonged to a satanic secret society. This evil man was
responsible for the death of his senior brother (brother’s dad). He did
that with the intention of possessing all the properties – houses, lands
e.t.c that belongs to his senior brother. The whole family hated this
uncle but this brother drew close to him and began to witness to him.
Later the uncle gave his life to Christ, confessed and forsook his evil
ways. He apologized and returned all he had taken. This ex-evil uncle
could have killed more people but the love this brother shew to him
changed him.
PRAYER POINT: Father, please give me the grace to repay good for evil.
