People in life can hurt you. Sometimes they do not like you and you have no idea why that is. When you are hurt or a loved one is hurt by someone, it is natural to want to get revenge or to ‘pay back’ the person who caused the hurt.

Jesus calls us to a different way of dealing with those who have caused hurt in our lives. He tells us to leave the revenge to God. Paul writes in Romans 12:19,

“Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God’s wrath, for it is written: “It is mine to avenge; I will repay,” says the Lord.”

When someone has hurt us or our loved ones, we are to make space for God to deal with that person. Any revenge you may be thinking about is nothing compared to God’s vengeance.

 Romans 19:20 continues, “On the contrary:

“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
    if he is thirsty, give him something to drink.
In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head.”

²¹ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”

If you simply must do something, serve them – feed them or give them something to drink. Pray for them. Doing an act of service will heap burning coals on their head, which does not sound pleasant at all. Instead of plotting revenge, serve them and let God take care of things.

Let’s pray. Father in heaven, thank You for the blood of Jesus. Thank You for the promise that You will never leave us or forsake us. Thank You for full access to Your loving arms. Help us to walk by faith and Your Word. Help us to be an example of Your love to everyone we encounter. Lord, help us to grow in You each day. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

James 4:7 through 8 says, “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. ⁸ Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”

Resisting the devil is one way to fight. What does resistance look like? The dictionary defines resistance as “the refusal to accept or comply with”. Refuse to allow the enemy to take a foothold in your thoughts. Every time a thought shows up that is not pleasing to God, resist it. Pray it away, do not consider it one second more.

1 Corinthians 10:13 says, “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.”

This is a promise from God that He will not let you be tempted to the point where you are not strong enough to resist the temptation. You are strong enough.

The promise also says that God will provide a way out. When temptation comes into your life, look for the way out. The way out is there the same time the temptation is. Your role is to take the way out that God provides. Do not spend one second in temptation, take the way out!

Let’s pray. Father in heaven, thank You for the blood of Jesus. Thank You for the promise that You will never leave us or forsake us. Thank You for Your love. Help us to walk by faith and Your Word. Help us to be an example of Your love to everyone we encounter. Lord, help us to grow in You each day. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

Isn’t it wonderful to know that there is Someone Who will never leave you? He has always been by your side, is by your side and will always be by your side.

No matter how mean you act, how bad you think you are or how much you want Him to leave you alone, He is right there. Until death do you part.

“For that is what God is like. He is our God forever and ever, and he will guide us until we die.”
‭‭Psalms‬ ‭48‬:‭14‬ 

Let’s pray. Father in heaven, thank You for the blood of Jesus. Thank You for the promise that You will never leave us or forsake us. Thank You for full access to Your loving arms. Help us to walk by faith and Your Word. Help us to be an example of Your love to everyone we encounter. Lord, help us to grow in You each day. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.

There are times that many of us ask what is the point to life? Or sometimes the question sounds more like why am I here? Am I missing out on what I am supposed to be doing? Am I spending the time that I have left wisely?

Isaiah 29:15-16 says, “What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the Lord, who do their evil deeds in the dark! “The Lord can’t see us,” they say.

“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”

¹⁶ How foolish can you be? He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay! Should the created thing say of the one who made it,    

“He didn’t make me”?

Does a jar ever say, “The potter who made me is stupid”?

Every day, the Potter’s wheel is shaping us. It’s like the Earth, a ball of dirt and water, as it spins we are being shaped by the hands of God. Sometimes we will feel clean and and sometimes we will feel muddy. We may feel like we are on a circular ride with no end. While we can focus on the spinning or the mud, instead, try to focus on God’s hands holding you. Yes, sometimes it is uncomfortable the way He is shaping us. His goal is to mold us to be more like His Son, Jesus. As humans, we are born full of sin and so the Father works on us throughout our lives to draw us closer to His thoughts and ways.

Isaiah 64:8 says, “And yet, O Lord, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you are the potter. We all are formed by your hand.”

Trust God. Seek Him every day. When you hear Him speak, obey. We are the clay, He will shape us. We just need to be ready to be molded by His hands.

Let’s pray. Father in heaven, thank You for the blood of Jesus. Thank You for the promise that You will never leave us or forsake us. Thank You for holding us in Your loving hands. Help us to walk by faith and Your Word. Help us to be an example of Your love to everyone we encounter. Lord, help us to grow in You each day. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.