TODAY’S PROPHETIC NUMBERS

January 26, 2025 – 01/26/2025

1 – Unity

26 – Beloved

LET GOD BE GOD

Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath,
for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord.
– Romans 5:19 NKJV

The Coleman family is one of the bravest who settled the Texas frontier. When Robert, a farmer and military man, drowned in the Brazos River in 1837, Elizabeth and the kids fought on in near isolation for two more years. It seemed the Colemans were going to make it. Then came Feb. 18, 1839. Elizabeth was working in the garden when she saw a Comanche raiding party coming full gallop toward the house. She saw her youngest, Tommy, 5, snatched up by a Comanche rider before an arrow pierced her throat. When all was said and done, Tommy had been kidnapped. Elizabeth and her oldest son, Albert, had been killed. The girls were found cowering under the bed. Neighbors near and far vowed revenge for the horrific act of savagery, and they would have it.

Is your blood boiling at the injustice? It should. But let me tell you the rest of the story. You see, those Comanches were the few survivors of an Indian village on the San Saba River—innocents massacred by settlers led by John Henry Moore a few days earlier. You see, Moore was hunting Indians—any Indians—to retaliate for another frontier family mowed down. They died because some other settlers killed some natives, and the cycle of death goes on and on.

None of this had to happen! Revenge does not belong to us. The Bible says it belongs to God. My mama taught me a long time ago not to take something that doesn’t belong to me. I’m reminding you to do the same.

Vengeance is not, I repeat, NOT yours! Revenge in my hands or yours is just plain ugly. It does more damage than good. It actually brings evil! Revenge in God’s hands brings justice. Justice—what a beautiful word!

Forgive. Trust in the Lord to make things right in His way, which is higher than yours! The choice to let Him be the judge belongs to you. Choose justice!

Declaration:  I know that mercy triumphs over judgment! God’s triumphant justice is available for my life and the lives of others. I walk in peace and joy because I let go of the bitterness and pain and trust in the Lord to always be the judge. I will not allow the actions of another person rob me of my walk with Jesus.

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