The Everyday Life Bible: The Power of God's Word for Everyday Living by Joyce Meyer

Author:Joyce Meyer [Meyer, Joyce]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Life - General, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality
ISBN: 9780446578257
Publisher: FaithWords
Published: 2009-10-26T04:00:00+00:00

double for your trouble

The word recompense, which we see in Isaiah 61:7, means "repayment." So when Isaiah says that the Lord will recompense us for our shame, dishonor, and reproach, he means that God will make up for all the hurts we have experienced in life.

One of the greatest mistakes we make is trying to avenge ourselves, to get even, to bring the scales of justice into balance rather than trusting God to do that for us. If we try to do this ourselves, we only wind up making a huge mess. The Bible says, "Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave the way open for [God's] wrath; for it is written, Vengeance is Mine, I will repay (requite), says the Lord" (Romans 12:19).

When the Bible talks about recompense or justice, it simply means that you and I will get what is right for us, what is coming to us. Now, as blood-bought children of God, we know that as long as we trust in the Lord and are obedient to Him and repentant of our sins and failures, we will not get what is coming to us in the form of punishment for our sins, but we will get rewards for our righteousness. Jesus took our punishment, and we receive His inheritance.

The Bible says in Psalm 37:1, 2, "Fret not yourself because of evildoers, neither be envious against those who work unrighteousness (that which is not upright or in right standing with God). For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb." We should not want anyone to "be cut down" and "wither," even those people who have harmed us. Instead, we need to allow God's love to be "poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit" (Romans 5:5).

In my own life, I thank God I have come to the place of not wanting to see my tormentors have a miserable life. But what God has promised us who belong to Him and follow Him is that those who have hurt us will one day pay for their transgressions against us, unless they come to a place of repentance. But God will make it up to us if we trust Him to do so.

Too often believers do not seem to realize they are not to take matters into their own hands. Many of them are angry at what has been done to them--and that anger manifests itself in many destructive ways.

Part of the problem is that we as Christians have not yet learned that everybody experiences difficulties in life. The Bible says, "Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous" (Psalm 34:19). We fail to realize that even though we are God's children, not everything will go just the way we want, and not everyone will treat us the way we would like to be treated. However, the Bible teaches that if we continue to trust God no matter what happens to us, if we keep our eyes on Him and have faith and confidence in Him, He will balance out the scales.

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