Recompense to No Man Evil for Evil

"Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men" (Romans 12:17-18)

A certain minister served a church for many years; then one day the church asked him to leave. He was talking to another preacher friend and he said, "What they did to me was dirty. After all I did for them and they have treated me this way."

The friend who was sharing this conversation said, "It's a shame he didn't do it for God." Whatever area you are serving in, don't do it for people. Serve the Lord.

If you do right, people may mistreat you, but what difference does it make if you are serving the Lord? God will prove Himself faithful and will reward you for your obedience. Don't bow to bitterness. Tell God what has happened. Let Him deal with it in His time. He'll take care of it.

Do something extraordinary for a stranger this week. Do it as a fragrant offering of love to God.

~Adrian Rogers~
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"For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more" (Hebrews 8:12)

Have you ever felt like you have used up God's reservoir of forgiveness? Perhaps you've thought, "I don't have a right to come and ask Him to forgive me again."

Friend, it doesn't matter how many times we have sinned. Suppose you came back to God for the 5,000th time with the same sin. Will He forgive you? Yes, indeed He will. As far as He is concerned, it is the first time you have come to Him. Why? Because He has forgotten all the other times.

God punishes sin, but He doesn't hold grudges. The God of Jonah, David, Mark, Peter, and Jacob, is your God and my God. I have come to Him so many times and asked Him for a second chance. And guess what He has given it. And I know that if He can give me a second chance, He will certainly give you another chance as you repent. Failure is not final.

Have you been hesitant to go to God this week to ask His forgiveness about something? Run to Him right now!

~Adrian Rogers~