Getting Even, God’s Way

• PS 116:1-4 – Opening scripture
• 1 Pet 5:6-7 –Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you
• Matt 5:38-48 – Retaliation Gods way
• Matt 18:15-20 – Resolving conflict – put God in the middle of it – takes guts
• MT 6:5-6 – Praying in secret, non-repetitious, forgiveness, bring these issues to him
• Col 3(vs3!) – Seek the things from above, more here
• PS 27
• Phil 4:4-9 – let your requests be made know to God
• Zech 4:6 – Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit says the lord
• John 1:12-13 – We are not born again by the will of the flesh, so don’t live that way
• Gal 3:10 – Cursed is everyone that continues not in all things that are written in the book of the law: to do them
• 1 Pet 1:18 – Knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things
• Col 4:6 – Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt
• PS 118:8 – We are NOT saved by man
• PS 118:9 – We are NOT saved by a big man
• PS 8:2 – babes perfect praise, that thou might still the enemy and the avenger
• PS 10:4 – The wicked don’t seek Him, but the bless do (Josh 1:8)
• LK 17:21 – The kingdom of heaven is within you.
• 2 Cor 13:6-7 – Unless you are a reprobate (disqualified by reason of your actions)
• 1 Tim 1:9 – LAW = a fleshly knee-jerk reaction to the trials of life (indicates lack of trust in Him)
• Gal 5:14 – keeping the Law is fulfilled in one word: Love
• Gal 5:15 – attacking one another results in damage
• Gal 5:16-18 – If you are led by the spirit, you are not under the law
• RM 8:14 – For as many are led by the Spirit of God, they are Sons of God
• JN 1:12 – But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God
• 2 Cor 6:14-18 – Let God Father you through this, don’t have friendship with the world
• JN 15:13-15 – If you love your enemies, you open heaven and God’s ear so he hears your prayers and shows you things that those on the outside will not get access to
• Gal 4:4-11 – Because we are Sons, no longer servants, we don’t turn back to beggarly elements for help
• Gal 5:1,4 – Be free, don’t fall from grace. Grace opens doors. Grace solves tough situations.
• Phil 2:13-15 – Do all things without complaining, disputing (verbal fights), Sons are blameless, shine
• Matt 17:26 – “then the sons are free” – from keeping the law of eye for an eye (rom 8:1)
• 1 JN 1:8 – He is our covering
• 1 Jn 1:8 – He is our cleansing
• MK 12:42 – The widows mite – She trusted God with her ALL
• LK 23:39 – Railing is to seek the hurt of another, refuse to acknowledge the good in another
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• David: 1 Sam 17:43 (45-47) Its coming back to you how? In YOUR own strength? Or is the battle His?
• 2 Sam 6:3-11 – “Uzzah” = “Strength” – Human strength
• PS 10:6 – “I’m indestructible”, a dangerous place to be
• 1 SAM 7:3 – put away Sin and the Lord will fight your battles
• MT 26:52 – put away your sword, all who take up the sword will die by the sword.
• MT 5:44
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• James 4:13-17 “I WILL!”
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• 1 SAM 30:1-8 “Should I Lord?”
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• 2 Cor 1:9 – But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which raises the dead
• 1 Tim 6  – wow, whole thing.

To Give up the right of revenge

To trust God with your lunch

To suffer loss for the Kingdom’s sake

To prove that which is perfect, pure, holy, approved unto god.

Not as a doormat, but in the Love of God, trying to win that brother over.

The world loves the story of an underdog winning over impossible odds. What a failure.

To NOT let the Father work things out for you, you reject his voice in your affairs.

A hollow victory is one that is won by your might, money or mental power.

Will YOU get the credit for righting a wrong, or will you relinquish that power to Him.

When you take up your own mantle, you will never know His salvation.

Salvation  in greek is multi-dimentional = deliverance, wholeness, provision, blessed, glory, separation, leading

Let’s do things God’s way.

Luke 4:18 – Jesus left out the VENGENCE part from ISA 61 (He will do it later)