Wednesday... Let's let Him settle it. There are things that we want God to do for but there are some things we want to do ourselves. I'm not sure why but it may be because we think we can do it better. Proverbs 20:22 (MSG) says, "Don't ever say, 'I'll get you for that!' Wait for God; he'll settle the score." Now He is serious about this. He says, "Don't ever say." This is something that He is better at than us. The New Living Translation says, "Don't say, 'I'll get even for this wrong.' Wait for God to handle the matter." Amplified Bible, "Do not say, 'I will repay evil'; wait [expectantly] for the Lord, and He will rescue and save you." I've heard it said of one leader who lost an election that if he were elected again, the next time would be one of revenge and that goes totally against what this verse says. But we feel that is our task, that is what we are to do but it isn't. That ...
A positive reflection for a new day...