24 July 2007 – Bless for Good

1 Peter 3:9

Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it.

Since we are young, we often heard the seniors said that we should pay the people back for what they deserve. Retaliation often seems common to the people around us.

We shouldn’t be this way, we should have pay them back with blessings, because doing such is just like placing a burning coal on the head of that person! They will feel the burden, they will feel embarrassed for doing such, rather than feeling angry and furious about your revenge.

God also promised us that for the people who pay others back for blessings, he will bless us for it. Isn’t it wonderful? Sometimes we should practice our endurance and patience, for the people who successfully conquer their hearts then they could conquer the cities.

It is true, isn’t it?

Franco