Matthew 5:8
October 3, 2024
TODAY’S GOSPEL READING – 3 OCTOBER
October 3, 2024
THE 3rd of OCTOBER
WHATEVER WE SOW, WE REAP
Whoever rewards evil for good, evil will not depart from his house. Proverbs 17:13
We have all had to deal with mean people that no matter how hard we tried to treat them right, they still hurt us in the end. God is just and He blesses those who love and obey Him in treating other people right. Every evil work and sin empowers the devil to hurt those who commit them, unless they sincerely repent. The Lord wants what is best for us, but we will all reap what we sow. If we obey God, we reap blessings, but if we treat others wrong, sinning and not repenting, we reap what is evil.
No one can do wrong things and expect to have good results, especially if they do wrong to those who help and treat them right. It may seem that the ones who treat us wrong, after we blessed them, are happy, have success and God is with them. But the Bible says that except they truly repent and change, “evil will not depart from their house.
David says in Psalm 109 that his enemies were repaying him evil for good, but he chose to pray for God to revenge him. There are many verses in God’s Word that teach us not to return evil for good, but to treat people right, be good and love one another, so that God may bless us too. Love and goodness are always the most beneficial in the long term.
SUGGESTED PRAYER
Father God, thank You so very much for Your Word. There I can find all the wisdom I need and it teaches me how to handle every bad situation and how I can keep my heart pure. Please strengthen me when things go wrong and those that I blessed turn their back on me or even hurt me. Help me to continue to love them and know that vengeance is Yours. Please help them to truly repent, start to live right for You and stop hurting me and others. Dear Lord, please comfort my heart and help me heal, through the Holy Spirit so that I may please You and keep the right attitude, no matter what I have to go through. In Jesus’ Name I pray. Amen
