God will Reward

   Occasionally, something I read in the Scriptures jumps out at me. This morning was one of those mornings. I was reading in Proverbs 25... when the phrase "The Lord will reward you" jumped off the page.
    What stopped me in my tracks was the context of these verses. It was talking about how to deal with your enemy.
     I have a few enemies. Let's face it, I am a strong willed, opinionated leader. There are people who like to get ticked off at people like me. It gives them purpose in life, to complain about something.
     Let me give you an example: This morning, I picked a crumpled note out of my "mailbox" at church. The note was from someone named "Annomous"... apparently, without spell checker, they are in trouble. Anyway, the note says, "Alter calls are stupid!" I would write the rest, but that is the heart of the argument.
    Now, the other side: A few years ago, we had a family leave the church because we didn't do "Altar Calls" any more. You know, every service we didn't sing "Just as I am" and invite people to come to the Altar to get saved and shake the preachers' hand.
     So, I am damned if I do and damned if I don't.

     Now, back to "The Lord will reward you." The whole verse says, "If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you."
     We can't win every fight. We can't explain everything. We can't even defend ourselves sometimes. So, I guess our job is to simply love people. Yesterday, God spoke a prophetic word to us, "Love people and let God be the judge." I guess that is where the real reward is... loving people and not carrying malice, hatred or even disdain for the people who attack.
     Who do you need to love today? Do it, and God will reward you!!!!