REVENGE IS OF GOD
THE SEED
“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.”Proverbs 24:29 NKJV
The Apostle Paul admonishes us in his letter to the Romans to take no revenge, but to allow us to take charge because to avenge is God’s duty. 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. 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. The secret to desist from revenge is that it 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. 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 us.
BIBLE READING: Genesis 27:38-45
PRAYER: Lord, help me to love and to forgive those who have hurt me, in Jesus name, Amen
ESAN NI TI OLORUN
IRUGBIN NAA
“Má ṣe wí pé, “Èmi yóò ṣe sí i gẹ́gẹ́ bí ó ti ṣe sí mi; Èmi yóò san án fún ènìyàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí iṣẹ́ rẹ̀.” Òwe 24:29 KJV
Àpọ́sítélì Pọ́ọ̀lù gba wa níyànjú nínú lẹ́tà rẹ̀ sí àwọn ará Róòmù pé kí a má ṣe gbẹ̀san, ṣùgbọ́n kí a yọ̀ọ̀da láti gba ipò àṣẹ nítorí pé ojúṣe Ọlọ́run ni láti gbẹ̀san. Gbogbo wa le ni ibatan si otitọ pe igbẹsan jẹ idanwo nigbati ọrẹ kan tabi ẹnikẹni ba farapa wa. A óò fẹ́ láti ṣe ohun kan náà tí ẹni náà ṣe sí wa tàbí ohun kan tí ó burú jù lọ láti mú kí onítọ̀hún ní irú ìmọ̀lára kan náà. Jékọ́bù tan bàbá rẹ̀ jẹ nípa díbọ́n bí Ísọ̀, ó ṣe ohun tí Ísákì baba wọn ní kí Ísọ̀ ṣe, ó sì wọ aṣọ Ísọ̀ kí Ísákì lè rò pé Ísọ̀ ni. Isaaki gba Jakọbu gbọ́, ó sì súre fún un dípò Esau, nítorí náà Esau kórìíra Jakọbu ó sì fẹ́ pa á. Aṣiri lati yago fun igbẹsan ni pe looto kii yoo jẹ ki a dinku tabi ni alaafia, yoo paapaa jẹ ki a ni wahala ati aibalẹ. Fojuinu ti Esau ba ti ṣaṣeyọri ni pipa Jakobu oun yoo ti ni wahala pupọ ati pe yoo kabamọ ni mimọ pe o ti ṣẹ Ọlọrun nipa pipa arakunrin rẹ. Olorun ko ni atilẹyin fun igbẹsan, o sọ pe ki a fi silẹ fun Rẹ, ẹsan ni tirẹ ati pe oun yoo jẹ awọn ti o ṣe ibi si wa. Ohun ti o dara julọ ti a le ṣe dipo ẹsan ni lati nifẹ ati lati dariji, lati jẹ ki gbogbo irora ti a nro ni akoko yẹn ki o fi silẹ fun Ọlọrun lati gbẹsan wa. A tún gbọ́dọ̀ máa gbàdúrà fún ẹni tó ṣẹ̀ wá, a sì máa ní ìbàlẹ̀ ọkàn nínú wa.
BIBELI KIKA: Jẹ́nẹ́sísì 27:38-45
ADURA: Oluwa, ran mi lọwọ lati nifẹ ati lati dariji awọn ti o ṣe mi ni ipalara, ni orukọ Jesu. Amin.