Romans 12:19-21, “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. 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.”
Jesus warned in Matthew 12:36 that on judgment day men will be held accountable by God for even their words. Proverbs 24:12 calls God the keeper of men's souls, and warns that no one will be able to fool God. The Lord is omniscient, He knows all. That is why there will be absolutely no need for any juries in God's courts. Our Creator knows everything. Nothing is hidden from the eyes of the Lord (Hebrews 4:13).
A distraught young woman in Ukraine last year said she was raped by a Russian soldier in a car. She said that soldier will be held accountable by God, and she is absolutely correct. Woe unto that wicked young male. I dare not refer to him as a “man.” A real man doesn't go around assaulting women. That soldier is evil. Hebrews 4:13, “Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.” Payday someday!
One of the reasons why I have been able to forgive the many horrible people who have deeply hurt me throughout my life is knowing by faith that God will avenge me someday of those rotten people. They stole from me, slandered, falsely accused, assaulted and shed my blood (literally), kicked me out of church for telling the truth, harassed and did me woefully wrong at work, et cetera. I was encouraged one day while reading Genesis 31:12b, “for I have seen all that Laban doeth unto thee.” God sees it all dear reader. You can rest assured that your Creator hasn't missed a thing throughout your life.
I long to be avenged of the hundreds of horrible people who have hurt me throughout my life. I am a victim, and so are you. Everybody has been hurt by someone. We've all been cheated. We've all been robbed. When I moved into my new home that I purchased in 2023, some punks stole my King James Bible, radios and cables from my vehicle. They stole my new $75 propane tank in my back yard. They vandalized my yard.
Last year a thief walked off with my Amazon delivered package. I have complained to Amazon several dozen times about their irresponsible drivers leaving packages but not ringing my doorbell, so the package was stolen. By the way, Amazon has the worst customer service. It's all outsourced to foreign countries. When I commented on a movie and said that it reminded me of The Little Rascals from the 1970s. Some idiot in India falsely accused me of hate speech for referring to children as “little rascals.” Whoever sent me that stupid warning doesn't know a thing about American culture. Unbelievable! Amazon has gone down the toilet. If I had my way, I'd fine the company trillions of dollars for abusing their customers.
To me, forgiveness is letting an offense go into God's hands for judgment, so that you can move on and forgive that person, knowing that their day of reckoning is coming. No one ever gets away with wrong doing. NO ONE! If they did, then God would be a respecter of persons, which He is not. That is why Christ had to die on Calvary's cross 2,000 years ago, because God the Father simply cannot and will not let things go.
You may have commit some horrible crime or sin (or both) 50 years ago, and you have since bettered your character and life, and the evil that you did is virtually forgotten in your mind, but I assure you that every offense you've ever committed is fresh in the mind of God almighty, for which evil deeds you will answer to your Creator someday. And apart from your faith in the precious blood of Jesus Christ, you will spend eternity burning in Hell to pay for your evil deeds. Romans 5:9, “Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.

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