Vengeance Is Loud. Grace Is Louder.
From the NIV Bible:
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12:21)
Vengeance can get loud when we’ve been hurt. We replay what happened, rehearse what we wish we’d said, and imagine how good it would feel to make the other person feel what we felt. Paul calls us to entrust justice to God and choose how we respond to the hurt.
All grace takes is to look at or think of the cross. When we remember Jesus on the cross, we remember what He did with His pain. As people mocked Him, He prayed for their forgiveness (Luke 23:34). The same Savior who showed grace in His suffering can help us show grace in ours.
The next time you feel the urge to get even, pause and picture the cross. Let that pause become a prayer: Jesus, help me respond with the grace You’ve shown me. Grace may sound like a gentle reply, a firm boundary spoken without cruelty, or a prayer for someone whose name is still hard to say.
Something to Ponder! 🤔
What would change about your next response if you paused to remember the cross?
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