DAILY BREAD OF LIFE

(KJV.)  MATTHEW 5:38-42

(38)  Ye have heard that it hath been said,  AN EYE FOR AN EYE,  AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH:
(39)  But I say unto you,  That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
(40)  And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also.
(41)  And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.
(42)  Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.


RESIST NOT EVIL!

Case in point, in this chapter, Jesus went up to a mountain and his disciples came unto him, when he saw the multitudes, he opened up his mouth and thought them these words;  (38)  Ye have heard that it hath been said,  AN EYE FOR AN EYE,  AND A TOOTH FOR A TOOTH:  Brethren, in the law of Moses, whatsoever, evil gesture is done to another, same will be retaliated back to that individual; (Leviticus 24:20);  (39)  But I say unto you,  That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.  Jesus thought the multitudes not to stop wrong doing from happening to them but rather intake humanly injustices;  that, if anyone should slap right parts of their faces, to allow same afflictions on left sides also;  today, we may say great! we have been greatly afflicted on one sides of our faces, why should we turn to the opposite sides and allow evil doers to continue their evil works without retaliating?;  believers, at times when we try to defend ourselves, we make matters worse and deep ourselves into troubles which might defame our characteristics as believers of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior;  for it is not about who is right or wrong; it is about walking in faith in his righteousness; and if we believe that we have a vindicator in higher authority Jesus Christ, who knows and sees all wrong doings, then we ought to yield all evil doings of men into his jurisdiction and allow him to settle all injustices, we should not fight for ourselves.


WORDS OF INSPIRATION:

Points to ponder,  (40)  And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also. for example, if  friends or neighbors decides to settle minor misunderstandings with us regarding disputes over any personal belongings; let us just yield in to whatever it is that we find our selves striving over; for it is not worth the time and expense to go through any jurisdictions to settle matters; if we pray about all things regarding disputes and misunderstandings with others, Jesus Christ himself will take absolute control and whatever we owe that was be taken away, he will restore them back in multiple portions and better qualities than before; also, let us not strive over earthly things, that will perish with the wind, and we fly away to be at rest;  what we actually need to focus on are our destinations after life on earth, not material things of this earth;  material things are blessing to sustain lives and keep us happy before the Father who gave them but are for temporary enjoyments, our permanent blessings are with our heavenly Father. (Matthew 6:19-21):  (41)  And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with him twain.  that is, for example, if anyone should ask for help for anything that we are able to provide; let us give unto them much more than what they ask for:  another example, if a beggar should ask for money for something to eat, and we know how much a hamburger may cost him/her and we have enough cash in our wallets, let us give them enough money not just to buy a hamburger alone but also to buy something to drink after they eat their meal; that is what Jesus will do!  for, he multiplied five loaves and two fishes to feed multitudes when they were hungry, (Matthew 14:19);  in other words, believers, let us show mercies greatly to those who seek for assistance during difficult times.

Fruits of thoughts,  (42)  Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.  that is, we are to give unto those who will ask for assistance or would like to borrow things from us and not refuse to give, lend of extend our kindness unto them;  before anyone will have courage to approach another for any type of assistance, they might have prayed and thought about their actions before carrying them out; at times, other people might feel degraded in statues if they ask for assistance from others; but, if they are able to come out of their shells to seek helps; if we are able to offer those assistance, it is godly on parts to do so and not refuse to help them; at times, we might need to give away things permanently, if we have duplicates of same items; for, our Father who see all things will richly reward our kind gestures with earthly and heavenly blessings forevermore.


CONCLUSION:

Brethren, today, there are three major points of the above text, point one;  we are not to retaliate evil for evil but good for evil and leave all  injustices to Jesus Christ our vindicator to prove us in due times; point two;  we are not to strive with anyone over earthly things;  point three;  we are to have mercy on others; for our Father is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. (Psalm 103:8): beloved, have we receive Jesus Christ into our hearts as Lord and Savior yet?  if not, let us not wait any longer, if we do not know what to do to receive him;  let us pray to him to lead us into his arms of grace, peace and life everlasting; Jesus is real!   Amen and Amen!


QUOTE OF THE DAY:

(KJV.)  Proverbs 20:22  Say not thou,  I will recompense evil; but wait on the LORD, and he shall save thee.