DAILY?READINGS: 2 Chron. 6:12-42; Ezekiel 30:20-31:18; John 11:28-54
Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into the sheath: the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it? John 18:11
Retaliation for wrongs suffered is common in this world, and sadly much violence is perpetrated in God’s name. Christ refused to take vengeance even when He was unjustly condemned and crucified. “Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously” (1 Pet. 2:23). In the future, the Lord will perfectly mete out justice; we do not need to avenge ourselves now (Acts 17:31). —Keith Keyser
Thou didst measure then sin’s distance;
Darkness, wrath and curse were Thine;
Man-betrayed, by God forsaken;
Thus we learn Thy love divine. —M. W. Biggs