REVENGE IS OF GOD
THE SEED
‘Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine”, I will repay”, says the Lord’. Rom. 12: 19 (NKJV).
We all can relate to the fact that revenge is tempting when we have been hurt by a friend or by anyone. We will want to do the same thing that the person did to us or even something worse to make that person feel the same way we felt at that time. Jacob deceived his father by pretending to be Esau, he did what Isaac their father required Esau to do, and he wore Esau’s clothes so that Isaac might think that he was Esau, Isaac believed Jacob and blessed him instead of Esau, and because of this Esau hated Jacob and was willing to kill him. Revenge really wouldn’t make us any less relieved or at peace, it will even make us more troubled and restless. Imagine if Esau had succeeded in killing Jacob, he would have been greatly troubled and full of regrets knowing he had sinned against God by killing his brother. Proverbs 24:29 says “Do not say I will do to him just as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work”God is not in support of revenge, He says that we should leave it to Him, vengeance is His and He will surely punish those who have done evil against us. The best thing that we can do instead of revenge is to love and to forgive, to let go of every pain that we are feeling at that moment and leave it to God to avenge us. We should also pray for the person who has hurt us, and we will feel more peace within ourselves.
BIBLE READING: Genesis 27:38-45
PRAYER: Lord, help me to love and to forgive those who have hurt me, in Jesus name. Amen.
TÍ ỌLỌ́RUN NÍ ẸSAN
IRUGBIN NAA
“Olùfẹ́, ẹ má ṣe gbẹ̀san ara yín ṣùgbọ́n ẹ fí àyè silẹ fún ìbínú: nítorí a tí kọ ọ pé “Tèmi ni ẹsan, èmi o gbẹ̀san ” Romu 12: 19.
Gbogbo wa le ni imọ si otitọ pe igbẹsan jẹ idanwo nigbati ọrẹ kan tabi ẹnikẹni ba ṣè ohun tó dùn wa. A ó fẹ́ láti ṣe ohun kan náà tí ẹni náà ṣe sí wa tàbí ohun kan tí ó burú jù lọ láti mú kí ènìyàn bẹ ní irú ìmọ̀lára tí a ní nígbà náà. Jakobu tàn baba rẹ̀ jẹ nigbati o fí ara re hàn pe Esau ni òun, o ṣe ohun ti Isaaki baba wọn fẹ ki Esau ṣe, o si wọ aṣọ Esau ki Isaaki le ro pe Esau ni, Isaaki gba Jakobu gbọ, o si sure fun un dipo Esau, nitori ìdí èyí Esau kórìíra Jakọbu ó sì fẹ́ pa á. Igbẹsan ki yio jẹ ki a ni irọra tabi ni alaafia, yio jẹ ki a ni iporuru ati aibalẹ ọkàn. Fojú inú wò ó pé Esau ti ṣàṣeyọrí nínú pípa Jákọ́bù, inú rẹ̀ yíò bà jẹ́ gidigidi, yíò sì kún fún ìbànújẹ́ níwọ̀n bí ó ti mọ̀ pé óun ti ṣẹ̀ sí Ọlọ́run nípa pípa arákùnrin rẹ̀, Òwe 24:29 sọ pé: “Má sọ pé èmi yíò ṣe sí i gan-an gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe sí mi; Emi yio san fun ọkunrin naa gẹgẹ bi iṣẹ rẹ, Ọlọrun kii ṣe atilẹyin fun ẹsan O sọ pe ki a fi silẹ fun Òun; nítorí pé ẹsan ni Tìrẹ, ati pe yíò jẹ awọn ti o ṣe ibi si wa ni ìyá nitõtọ. Ohun ti o dara julọ ti a le ṣe dipo ẹsan ni lati nifẹ ati lati dariji, lati jẹ ki gbogbo irora ti a ni, ni akoko naa di fi fuyẹ ki a si fi silẹ fun Ọlọrun lati gbẹsan wa. A tún gbọ́dọ̀ máa gbàdúrà fún ẹni tó ṣẹ̀ wá, a ó sì ní ìbàlẹ̀ ọkàn nínú ara wa.
BIBELI KIKA: Genesisi 27: 38-45.
ADURA: Olúwa rán mi lọwọ lati fẹ́rán atí láti dárí jì àwọn ti o ṣé búburú sí mi, ní orúkọ Jésù. Amin.