THOSE WHO REPAY GOOD WITH EVIL - PART 2

Scripture: Psalms 35:11-14

Topic: False witnesses say ‘Thank you’ by accusing the one who cared for them.

False witnesses did rise up; They laid to my charge things that I knew not. They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling of my soul. But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth: I humbled my soul with fasting; And my prayer returned into mine own bosom.

I behaved myself as though he had been my friend or brother: I bowed down heavily, as one that mourneth for his mother.

Psalms 35:11-14

Some people say, “Thank you” by accusing you falsely and laying things to your charge. You can be accused about things you have no idea about. You may be accused of handling cocaine when you have never seen cocaine before. It is important that you do not repay good with evil. I remember some people whom I loved greatly. I defended them when they got into difficulty and fought for them when I needed to. But that was not how they repaid me for my good to them. They laid to my charge things that I knew not. They received charges against me and accepted them. My goodness to them was paid back by charges being laid to my account in their heads. Indeed, there is a curse for those who repay good with evil. 

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. This thou hast seen, O LORD: keep not silence: O Lord, be not far from me. Stir up thyself, and awake to my judgment, even unto my cause, my God and my Lord. Judge me, O LORD my God, according to thy righteousness; and let them not rejoice over me. Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up. Let THEM BE ASHAMED AND BROUGHT TO CONFUSION TOGETHER THAT REJOICE AT MINE HURT: LET THEM BE CLOTHED WITH SHAME AND DISHONOUR THAT MAGNIFY THEMSELVES AGAINST ME.

Psalms 35:21-26

David’s response to these people who accused him falsely was to pray for the judgment of God. He asked God that these people should be ashamed and brought to confusion. David prayed that those who repaid his good with evil should be clothed with shame and dishonour. 

When God clothes you with shame and dishonour, you are unable to shake it off. The shame and the dishonour has become your clothing. No one goes without his clothing. You will have to wear the clothes of shame and dishonour everywhere you go because you repaid good with evil. 

Never reward someone’s love for you by accusing him of things he has not done. Indeed, some people respond to love by accusing you falsely. That is the way they love. 

Some marriages have a two-way road. On the right side of the road, love is going north and on the left side of the road accusations are going south. The whole relationship is made up of love, followed by accusations, questions and suspicions. Such relationships are cursed and can never bring forth the fruits of real joy and happiness.

Credit: Excerpt from

How Can I Say Thanks

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills