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1 Samuel chapter 24, verse 12. May the Lord judge between me and you may the Lord avenge me against you

but my hand shall not be against you these are the words that David spoke to Saul when

Saul was trying to kill David and David had a chance to kill Saul but he didn't do it

he didn't repay evil with evil what Saul was doing was absolutely evil toward David but David refused to do the same in return. Instead,

David trusted in the justice of God and say, may the Lord judge between me and you,

and may the Lord avenge me against you, but my hand shall not be against you.

This kind of language in 1st Samuel chapter 24 is so similar to the commands we have

in Romans chapter 12 when it comes to loving others.

Romans 1219 says, Beloved, never avenge yourselves,

but leave it to the wrath of God. For it's written, vengeance is mine. I will repay, says the Lord.

So to the contrary, just to keep going here in Romans 12, God says if your enemy is hungry, feed him. If he's thirsty,

give him something to drink. For by so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head. And then verse 21 in

Romans 12 says, do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Based on this picture in Romans 12, this picture of

David in 1st Samuel chapter 24, I just want to encourage you today. When you are wronged,

or when you have been wronged in the past God in his word encourages you to trust in his

justice. Now that doesn't mean we don't seek justice here in the world. This is part of God's good

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