Date: Tuesday, 28th November, 2023
Text: Romans 12:14-21
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
Two wrongs cannot make a right; so if your enemy is evil and so hates you; if your response is hatred, are you not also evil? How are you better than him?
God has promised to fight for you while you hold your peace (Exodus 14:14). He has promised to take away from you all sickness; but impose them on all [those] who hate you- Deuteronomy 7:15.
He said “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord (Even at this, don’t gloat at your enemy’s downfall).
If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals upon his head. Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:19-21
To heap burning coals on someone’s head means to cause the person to feel remorse by returning good for evil. Forgive easily, overlook offenses, let there be no provision for unforgiveness and bitterness. When matters arise, resolve them quickly.
If your ultimate aim is to make Heaven then you must follow peace with all men and be holy. Without this, no man shall see the Lord- Hebrews 12:14.
Prayer Nugget: Father, help me to follow peace with all men and be holy even as you are holy in Jesus name.