Vengeance is Mine Sayeth the Lord.....

Vengeance is mine sayeth the Lord. I am asked occasionally if that is
actually in the Bible. Yes it is. It is found in Deuteronomy 32:35 NKJV,
"Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; Their foot shall slip in due time; For
the day of their calamity is at hand, And the things to come hasten upon
them". God states that He will take vengeance on those who come against His
people. Once you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and turned your
life over to Him, your Heavenly Father, like any good father, will come to
the aid of his child. If you are not abiding in Jesus, you can yell "Sic'em
God" from the rooftops, and He will not hear you. The only communication
with God is through His only Son, Jesus Christ.

You will notice too that the scripture says, "Their foot shall slip in DUE
time. That means that only God knows where and when and how those that came
against you will be punished. But He also assures us with the words, "And
the things to come hasten upon them" that it will be soon. That does not
mean that you can go out and behave in a way toward people that will not
reflect the Christ that dwells in you. If you are out making trouble,
gossiping and hurting others, especially other children of God, then YOU can
expect to be punished just as severely as those that would come against you.
Everyone of us needs to be about God's work for our lives. If we stick to
that, we should never have to worry about punishment for the way we treat
others.

Will you see the downfall of your enemies? We are very "result orientated"
these days. And the flesh side of us wants to see someone cut down if they
have really hurt us or our family members. God says that "Vengeance is MINE
and recompense". If God thinks that you should see the results of His
punishment, then He will allow it. I personally pray for those that come
against me because I am assured of the words of my Father and I know that He
will take care of my defense. I have even asked God at times to ignore what
just happened to me. Sometimes it is just better to be rewarded for turning
the other cheek than to see blood.

God's integrity is pure and consistent and perfect. He is the perfect
judge. If you get that into your heart, you will have less of a "revenge"
mentality in your life and you will be a better person if you become more
Christ-like in your everyday living. Remember, Jesus saw the things you
would be doing to yourself and others as He hung dying from the cross. He
did not call on His Father's vengeance, but he said to His Father, FORGIVE
THEM....Patti