CHAPTER 28
VENGEANCE IS MINE “Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and do not let your heart be glad when he stumbles; Lest the LORD see it, and it displease Him, And He turn away His wrath from him.” Proverbs 24:17-18
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hen someone does you wrong, no matter how obvious their motives seem to be, remember that we really don’t know everything about the situation. We don’t know their full intentions or their motives. We can’t even know all of the facts. We often think that we know what happened, but in reality only God knows the situation fully. God says, “leave the vengeance to me.” He reserves the right to exact payment, vengeance, and judgment for every wrong committed. Hebrews 10:30 says, “For we know Him Who said, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. And again, “The LORD will judge His people.” In Deuteronomy 32:35 it says nearly the same thing again. “Vengeance is Mine, and recompense; their foot shall slip in due time; for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things to come hasten upon them.” This verse is saying that vengeance “hastens upon them.” In other words it may not come every Friday, but vengeance is definitely coming. It is important to realize that God is always just. 180
