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Text: Isaiah 63:4
'For the day of vengeance is in My heart and the year of my redeemed has come.'
God fulfilled His promise of bringing the Israelites into the promised land. He warned them not to copy the nations around them to worship idols. They paid deaf ears and followed after the worship of those gods. To punish them, God made the Assyrians and Babylonians to take Israel and Judah into captivity. Even though their captivity was as a result of their sins, God still promised to punish those who brought so much suffering to them(Jer 30:16). He said He would devour them, send them into captivity, plunder them and prey on all those that preyed on them. This is a clear indication that God will leave no stone unturned in the day He sets out to avenge His people. Therefore, we can trust Him to avenge us.
Vengeance is complete, perfect and carried out effectively when it is done by God. God has all that it takes to avenge us well but we don't. That is why He says, '...do not avenge yourselves but rather, give place to wrath; for it is written, 'Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord' (Rom 12:19). Ours is to maintain godliness and to refuse to be overcome by evil. Again, when He is set to punish, He also comes to recompense, that is, to compensate His children for all that they have suffered in the hands of those who have hurt them(Isaiah 34:8). If we therefore go out for revenge, we lose the recompense that God promises.
God knows how much you are hurting because He shares in that same hurt (Isa 63:9). He also knows about your pain and all that you have lost. Give heed to His word and allow Him to avenge you. Release the reins to Him today because He has made up His mind on His judgement and the time is already set.
Shalom
