Vengeance Is Mine

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. (Deuteronomy 32:35)

We must rest on the promise that the Lord sees, hears, and knows everything, and He will make all things right in the end. Only then can we focus on what is ahead instead of the past. Though it seems that evil people get away with their shameful acts, God has promised to judge each one according to his deeds, and He will repay sinners and reward saints accordingly. God’s judgments will be honest and true because He is honest and true. Let us rest in Him. He will work things out, and He does all things well.

 

Only the Holy Spirit can rightly search out the inner sanctums of the human heart, and that is why He alone is fit to judge. When we contemplate revenge or getting even, we have made ourselves God, and we have considered our judgment fair and impartial, when that may not be true. We can only be sure of what the Lord reveals to us, and when He allows us to see another's faults, it is so we might intercede and ask that He show them mercy — the same mercy He showed us when we deserved judgment.

 

May we come to the point of trusting God in all things. It is God who judges, and God who shows mercy.

 

Let’s Pray – Dear God, I trust you with every outcome, and I know You will judge every man, woman, and circumstance fairly. I forgive all who have sinned against me because I have been forgiven. Thank You for Your mercy and thank You for Your judgments. In Jesus’ name, Amen.