I do need His help daily in not caving in to the oppression I am under as I am annoyed & upset on how all things do not work to my good but for ripping me off.
1 Thessalonians 4:6 That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: because that the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also have forewarned you and testified.
I know God will have vengeance on those people unless they repent before the Bridegroom comes, but I am called to suffer being defrauded and trust in God to take care of me anyway & forgive them for they know not what they do.
1 Corinthians 6:6 But brother goeth to law with brother, and that before the unbelievers. 7 Now therefore there is utterly a fault among you, because ye go to law one with another.
Why do ye not rather take wrong? why do ye not rather suffer yourselves to be defrauded? 8 Nay, ye do wrong, and defraud, and that your brethren. 9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. 12 All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.
1 Peter 2:19 For this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 21 For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: 22 Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: 23 Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: 24 Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed. 25 For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.
The example Jesus has set below in forgiving others when they were not even asking for it nor repenting of it at that time;
Luke 23:33 And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him, and the malefactors, one on the right hand, and the other on the left. 34 Then said Jesus, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots. 35 And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.
So I need His help daily to forgive my enemies for having taken away my life.
Mark 8:34 And when he had called the people unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me. 35 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same shall save it. 36 For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
It is humiliating to be fretting when He says not to worry nor fret because of evil doers
Psalm 37 but Jesus is helping me while I just wish I would stop being upset by these provocative events occasionally & accept that I shall be defrauded again but the Lord will still take care of me as He has before. Being under constant oppression by my enemies does not help either for why those occasional events of defrauding and mischiefs offends me all the more.
Luke 18:7 And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? 8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
It seems I get so mad at myself for being so stupid and how things work towards that end in provoking me that I need His help to raise my head above the storms of my life to be willing to let go, forgive, and trust in the Lord regardless.
I really wish He would take me Home, but nevertheless the Father's will be done and not mine. Walking each day with the Lord through this valley of death is an experience that I can see His workings in my life, certainly my need of Him to be working in my life,
to give Him all the praise & glory in bringing me Home as a vessel unto honor in His House in attending the Marriage Supper in Heaven to His glory as the crowns I receive are His crowning achievements in me..
May God continue to be my defense against the storms in my life and keeping me to abide in His words in being fruitful daily as His disciple with my eyes on the Son of God since He will be coming soon as the Bridegroom.