Revenge!

Distraction is exactly that, a disturbance to prevent someone from reaching a desired outcome or destination. It is designed to get someone to shift their gaze! For the Christian, the will of God is our target, with the Lord Jesus locked in the cross-hairs; however the enemy who roars and make such a racket, appears so bullish and brutal, in fact he has no teeth when it comes to the child of God; he is no more than a lion that roars! He has been defeated! Our Saviour conquered him on Calvary! When we remain focused on our Lord and King, we will be at peace but when we allow any distraction to supersede our focus, which is when we find the lions rumble over powering and we often forget that it is no more than a roar. Our minds begin to imagine that the lion’s teeth are sharp and able to rip us to shreds in seconds. We forget that we have the greatest of shepherds! If we keep our eyes fixed on the finished work of Calvary we are most certainly secure in the arms of our God! In fact even when we have carelessly wondered off into the dangers, His hand has kept the lion at bay. Praise His name!

Revenge is part of the “first fruits of repentance” and some have let that reality slip, I too am guilty as charged, but it is the goodness of God that leads a man to repentance; it may just be the time to seek out His grace and right our wrongs in this area of our lives! Sin taking hold of me and at will throughout life has got me to behave is such a way that on reflection I am disgusted and disappointed and even now find myself asking the question, “what was I thinking?” Or rather “what wasn't I thinking?” If we seek out God’s grace to appropriate, the victory that is ours in Christ; how sweet it could be when we are capable of taking revenge on the hold sin had on our lives in a particular area. Our God will be exalted in and through it and we will echo the words of James; “I will show you my faith by my works”. Many may not see the little victories that we now have that where once impossible, but we shall understand and our God will witness the progress in our lives. It will be a sweet smelling aroma in His nostrils. To be capable of calling on our God, and looking to Jesus the Author and the Finisher of or faith as we find the hurdles that were once impossible to clear, now simply part of our daily walks, how sweet the taste of revenge will be to us. How peace will begin to flood our souls and locked our focus will remain on our Saviour and the will of our Father for our lives.

Signing off

Tyrone