Is Evil Hugging You Tighter?

“Do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome (master) evil with good.” There are those amongst us that are here to start trouble. They seem to be drawn to it, and then they excel in it. Many people have lost their way in life, and with little to no restraint have yielded to the evil forces in this world. According to the Lord’s command through Paul in today’s text, we are to overcome evil with good. If your enemy is hungry, give him something to eat, if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing so the bible says, God will reward you, and it brings internal shame to that person. When a person’s heart has really become hardened, we love them from a distance until we become fluent in living in the agape love of God. That love pays no attention to a suffering wrong done to it, and would never delight in evil, but will rejoice when right and truth are allowed to stand their ground. To overcome evil with good, we must understand God is love and He has already through Jesus’ work at calvary defeated the devil (evil). The coast is clear to overcome evil with good, we just have to board the train of success through the lifestyle God has laid out for us in His word, the bible, otherwise evil could be hugging you a little tighter.