(December 11, 2013)
I always had a thought, rumbling in the back of my mind, that the key to just about everything in life was faith. After all, it is relatively easy to give up on something for a mere 80 years in contrast to the benefits that will come from an eternal reward. If our faith is strong enough, we will easily forswear ourselves of the immediate in return for the eternal.
I mention this because of the discussion in this chapter about vengeance. If God exists, and if He is as we believe He is, then He is a perfect judge. He is also a perfect support for us, and He perfectly loves us. If we have faith in Him, there is never a need for vengeance. Vengeance, then, is an act of distrust of the Lord – we are saying that we either do not believe that He exists or we do not believe He is who He says He is.
Acquiring the fact the carry us through the hard times, however, is somewhat easier said than done.
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