Evil for evil.
This is something we
do all the time, isn't it? You hurt me, I hurt you. Or, you hurt me and I wanna
hurt you. Evil for evil. And the evil
only multiplies, it is fed and continuously growing. Evil is an invisible creature
with it's invisible tentacles wrapped tightly around each one of us. We pray to
be kept from evil, but that doesn't mean evil won't stop trying to kill us
spiritually every second of our lives.
God alone can keep us from evil, and it's to Him we need to constantly
turn. Evil for evil.
We are NOT to combat
evil with evil. In fact we are told the following-
1Th 5:15 See that none render evil for evil unto any
man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.
A Christ follower is
to NEVER render evil for evil unto anyone!
A Christ follower is
to EVER follow that which is GOOD among ALL.
That 'all men'
includes EVERYONE WITHOUT EXCEPTION. And
if all men includes everyone then that means all men includes the
evildoers. We are to render GOOD, we are
to FOLLOW good to even the
evildoers. NOT render evil for evil.
The next time
someone irritates you about anything how are you going to react, with our gut
which is being squeeze by the invisible evil forces urging us to render evil
for evil? That instant gut reaction is to do just that, get irritated back.
Right now,
unfortunately, I'm struggling, I'm in the fires of spiritual affliction. I'm
KNOWING to do good and not doing it, I'm rendering evil for evil all the time
and it's driving me crazy! I don't want to be this way, I hate this evil in me.
I need prayers, many prayers..
Please, Father,
please keep me from evil! Bless me, help me, I am so incredibly helpless
without You. Forgive me! Cleanse me! Fix me! Make me YOURS.
In the name of Your
Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, our Savior!
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