Text :1 Peter 2:23
Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
It was established yesterday that when you render evil for evil or revile for revile it's like you are returning a bomb to someone you are in the same car with.
Apostle Peter, having closely followed Jesus Christ for 3 years gave account of how He did not revile those who reviled him. He further admonished us to follow in the same steps, saying *"not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. (1 Peter 3:9)."*
From the above, God's words made it very clear the reason you must not render evil for evil is because you were called to blessing. Blessing is your inheritance. And if blessing is your inheritance, then blessing is what you must always give irrespective of what people may say or do to you.
A man who truly owns blessing and who is also aware of his ownership only returns blessings for a curse. This is because that's what he's got. A Latin legal maxim says: “Nemo dat quod non habet” meaning “No one can give what they do not have.” is very much applicable here.
*A truly blessed man will always give blessing and not curse, good and not evil. He will always and only give blessings, because blessing is all he's got.*
As a believer in Christ Jesus, you must always ask the LORD to cleanse and purge your fountain (heart) so that it will only and always bring forth blessings and goodness.
*Bible reading:*
1 Peter 3:8-9.
*PRAYER FOCUS*
Father Lord, please cleanse and purge my heart to always bring forth blessings in the face of curse, and good in place of evil in Jesus name.
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