VENGEANCE IS THE LORDS

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 25:12-14
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.
Message
Many passages of the Bible reiterate the fact that
vengeance belongs to God alone. Because
vengeance belongs to the Lord, it is His right to
execute it. He said in Romans 12:19, :Vengeance
is mine, saith the Lord." Deuteronomy 32:35 also
says, "To me belongs vengeance." Even Psalms
94:1 says, "O Lord God, to whom vengeance
belongs, show thyself". Gods people are not to
avenge themselves; especially when He makes
use of them as His Instrument. God must be
seen as the one in action, personalities involved
should assume the position of an ordinary
instrument in the hand of the Almighty. Romans
12:19 says :
"Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather
give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance
is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord."
We as Children of God must never make any
move to avenge ourselves under any
circumstance. You can be sure that God will
surely fight on your behalf according to His word.
God will avenge His people upon their
adversaries; He will not allow any unrepentant
sinner to go unpunished. You must know that
God does not want the death of any sinner;
therefore, He will make ways for repentance by
making a reasonably long period of grace
available to sinners and adversaries alike. But you
can be sure that at the right time, He will make
good His promises to His people, and they will be
avenged of their enemies. But, because His mercy
endures forever, He will even send several
warnings to the enemies to prompt then towards
repentance as record in Isaiah 47:3:
"Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy
shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I
will not meet thee as a man."
But let the enemies not be encouraged by this to
continue in wickedness, because God will surely
avenge His elect, because they are so near and
dear to Him. God has always been a witness to
the rage and oppression of the enemies; He is
quite listener to the threatening and arrogant
boastings of these enemies. It does not please
any father to watch his dear children being
tormented, beaten,enslaved,burned alive, and
killed, before his eyes. We are His beloved; He
suffered and died by carrying out the ultimate
sacrifice for our sakes. The compassionate and
tender heart of a husband toward his betrothed
wide cannot be emphasized. Our Heavenly Father
is always sharing in our affliction, and bitterness
of soul,every time any of His children is being
brutalized. God will avenge His own elect to
convince the world of how grievous it has been
for him to behold all the violence and cruelty
wicked men have done unto His own people.
God will avenge His people because the days of
the wicked must end, and the days of the saints
must begin. Also, because the harvest of the
prayers and cries of God's elect is now ripe. Your
deliverance is here, you can begin to celebrate
Jesus. Praise God!
Prayer Point :
Father, from today, I will stay quite and watch
you avenge me.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : 1 Chronicles 28-29 and
Proverbs 30:7-17
AUTHOR: Pst E. A ADEBOYE
HYMN 2: O JESUS, I HAVE PROMISED.
O Jesus, I have promised,
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.
Oh, let me feel Thee near me;
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.
Oh, let me hear Thee speaking,
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will;
Oh, speak to reassure me,
To hasten, or control;
Oh, speak, and make me listen,
Thou Guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Oh, give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.
Oh, let me see Thy footmarks,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in Thy strength alone.
Oh, guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then to rest receive me,
My Savior and my Friend.