When evil looses

When evil looses

Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Romans 12:21 NIV

I was discussing Bible scripture with a co-worker. He made mention that he used to be a police officer. When on duty, he said he always wore a flack jacket. And embroidered on the jacket was Romans 12:21. Immediately I thought of how he faced evil all day long. I thought about how he faced anything from minor traffic violations to more serious crimes. And in all of those experiences he made every effort to avoid letting evil seep into his being. He faced evil and held on to good and onto at least to some sense of morality.

You know, it seems perfectly natural to fight fire with fire. Many people even quote the Bible and say that a lost eye should result in a lost eye and that a broken tooth deserves a broken tooth. In some sense, I think that evil deserves a taste of its own medicine... But we who follow Christ, we walk by the Spirit not by imitating the ways of this world
(2 Corinthians 5:7). We believers follow a path that is well hidden by the sin-riddled ways of this planet. And, I fear that very few dare to tread this narrow godly path. Human nature screams that we repay evil with bigger, harder-hitting evil. The supernatural says that we should return good for evil. That idea seems a bit odd, but it isn't anything that God hasn’t already done for us. God dealt with the evil in us by giving the best good that He had... Himself.

When we pay out good for the evil we receive, we are following in the footsteps of Christ. When we send out good as payment for evil, we become a pipeline of God’s love and power in a world that is filled with sin. Turning the other cheek steals the power of evil, and evil will loose. Store up God’s word in your heart and mind. That is how we keep a reserve of God’s good to prevail over evil.