Proverbs 25-26
Of his many wise sayings in today's reading, one of Solomon's strikes me as being very needful. He encourages us to return good for evil to our enemies. That's a tough edict to follow! When we have been wronged our first impulse is to strike back. However, by doing so we only add fuel to the fire, and the end result is even more hurt on both sides of the fight. When we don't retaliate, replacing the retaliation with a good deed, our enemy has nowhere to go. They are forced to return in kind, or face the scorn of others. It just makes better sense to do the right thing. After all, isn't that what God has done for us? While we were enemies, He offered up His own Son in payment for our sins, reconciling ourselves to Him, and providing the gift of eternal life!
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