Vengeance Is Mine; I Will Repay

From the Pastor: Dr. M. J. Seymour, Sr.

“Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.” (Rom. 12:19-20)

The thing about life is that it is not fair or easy! The longer one lives the more heartache he must endure. When father Adam plunged mankind into sin he initiated the journey of a burdensome life. Even the sons of God are not exempt from the pains of life; sin hounds them every step toward the grave, but that is as far as it is permitted to go. When this long struggling pilgrimage comes to its completed end, the saints are elevated far above the pains of this fleshly life to soak up the glory of the Lord our God in paradise, the resting place of the saints to wait the day of their glorification with the Lamb of God, the King of kings and Lord of lords. Each believer’s survival is dependent upon a clear understanding of the unfairness of life and the hope that lies with us.

God has not given unto His children the liberty of exacting vengeance against the enemies of God. It is essential to comprehend that we must not take evil personally, for all evil is directed against God. We just happen to be available or easily accessible to the hounds of hell and to the children of Satan. Their arms are too short to fight with God, so they target that which is most reachable.

Our Father in the heavens has reserved vengeance against His enemies for Himself, and He promises that He will repay to the uttermost. If the saints would give themselves to the repaying of evil, it would distract them from the kingdom work. The cause of Christ and the exemplifying of nature and character of Jesus are much too important to be set aside because of personal pride and anger. The Father has guaranteed that He will take eternal vengeance upon His enemies. Besides, when the saints return good for evil, it angers the children of hell even more. It is as heaping coals of fire upon their heads. They cannot stand the fact that they cannot lower the saints to their pit of corruption. It is not cowardly; it is faithful obedience. Do not take what belongs to God.