Rom 12:19-21 Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but [rather] give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance [is] Mine, I will repay," says the Lord. Therefore "If your enemy is hungry, feed him; If he is thirsty, give him a drink; For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head." Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. a•venge –verb (used with object) 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for 2. to take vengeance on behalf of venge•ance –noun 1. infliction of injury, harm, humiliation, or the like, on a person by another who has been harmed by that person; violent revenge 2. an act or opportunity of inflicting such trouble 3. the desire for revenge There is a desire inside of us, a part of our flesh nature, that desires to inflict pain when we are pained. To bully when we are bullied. To hurt when we are hurt. To lash out when we are lashed out against. We must allow God to take vengeance. When we choose to take rev...
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