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RAISING A “YES , YES” AND “NO, NO” GENERATION, NO. 8 HEAP COALS OF FIRE ON HIS HEAD
Psalm 37:10 says: “For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.” Men, the question is: do we let an evil person take everything we own? Do we lie down and let him beat us to death? How many miles do we really have to walk with someone carrying his bags?
I think that on the basis of what Jesus was saying, one is entitled to show righteous resistance after being struck on the second cheek, after we have given the second garment, or after we have walked the second mile. I do not believe, as some do, that Jesus taught passivity or tolerance towards evil.
However, in order to convict, if possible, the one who is doing the evil and make them realize just how mean and unkind they are, Jesus exhorts us to repay their evil with acts of kindness. In the Christian movie, WAR ROOM which is currently playing in the theaters, the woman who was about to lose her marriage was encouraged to stop fighting with her husband and reacting with bad attitudes in response to his bad behavior. Instead, she began to pray in the closet for him and go to war against the evil powers that were controlling her husband. This paid off and her marriage was saved. Praise be to God.
I do believe that the Holy Spirit will show us when enough is enough. He will show us when it is time to take action. Yet, even when we return love for evil done to us we should remember that love is taking righteous action. Prayer is taking righteous action. In doing so we heap coals of fire upon their heads.
Romans 12:20, 21 says: “Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Every act of love is another coal of fire. Every act of kindness done in Jesus’ name is another coal of fire upon your enemy’s head. Eventually, if our enemy does not repent, God Himself will come to our aid. All the coals of fire will explode and there will be nothing left of our enemy.
Be encouraged.
Colin Campbell
