THOSE WHO REPAY GOOD WITH EVIL

Scripture: Proverbs 17:13
Topic: Those Who Repay Good With Evil

"He who returns evil for good, evil will not depart from his house."
                                                                                                    Proverbs 17:13 (NASB)

One of the reasons why there is a curse in the earth is because of the way people say, “Thank you”. Indeed, one of the commonest ways for people to say, “Thank you” is for them to pay back good with evil. There are three expected responses when good things are done for you: 
1. Say, “Thank you” to show that you are thankful.
2. Do something good that shows that you are thankful. 
3. Be thankful, maintaining a grateful attitude. 

When someone does something for you or gives something to you, the expected response is to say, “Thank you”, to do something that shows that you are grateful and to maintain a thankful attitude.

If the reward, response and reaction to the good they receive from you is to do evil, in other words, they say, “Thank you” to you by giving you the opposite of what you deserve; they will attract curses. When a person repays good with evil and says thank you by being negative and hostile, they attract curses upon themselves. 

"For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God: But that WHICH BEARETH THORNS AND BRIERS IS REJECTED, AND IS NIGH UNTO CURSING; whose end is to be burned. But, beloved, we are persuaded better things of you, and things that accompany salvation, though we thus speak."
Hebrews 6:7-9

Indeed, playing with God is a dangerous thing. This curse for repaying good with evil plays out in many ways. You do not want to be involved in finding out what happens to those who repay good with evil. 

The purpose of today's word is to turn you away from being a thorny bush. Instead of being a thorny tree, you will be a fir tree. Instead of being a brier, you will be a myrtle tree. Notice this scripture:

INSTEAD OF THE THORN SHALL COME UP THE FIR TREE, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off. 
Isaiah 55:13

Why should you bring forth thorns when you can bring forth the beautiful softness of the fir and myrtle trees? From today, you will be a myrtle tree and not a thorny brier. From now onwards, you will say, “Thank you” properly. You will do things that show your thankfulness. You will maintain a thankful attitude. No evil will come out of you in response to the good things that are done for you.

Credit: Excerpt from
How Can I Say Thanks
Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

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