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Thought for Today
Jun. 09

OVERCOMING EVIL WITH GOOD

Paul sent this warning to the saints in Rome: "Be not overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." The only way to overcome evil is to do good. Doing good is the only weapon that can prevail against the powers of darkness. Jesus told his disciples, "Be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." But how did he overcome the world? Peter said that Jesus "went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil" (Acts 10:38). If we hope to receive the wonderful blessings promised to those who overcome the world, and to escape the awful curses promised to those who are overcome by it, then we need only to continue patiently in doing good deeds, as Jesus did. That is the secret to attaining to the promised salvation.

Paul said it this way (Rom. 2:6-10): "[God] will render to every man according to his deeds. To those who by patient continuance in well doing seek for glory, and honor, and immortality, [God will give] eternal life. But unto them who are contentious and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, [God will give] indignation and wrath, tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil . . . But glory, honor, and peace to every man that worketh good."

Jesus said it this way (Jn. 5:28-29): "The hour is coming in the which all that are in the graves shall hear [my] voice and shall come forth. They that have done good, unto the resurrection of life, and they that have done evil unto the resurrection of damnation."

Those who do evil deeds have been overcome by evil, and those who do good deeds have overcome evil. "He that committeth sin is the servant of sin", said Jesus. And he who does good is the servant of God, for the power to do good and to overcome the world comes from God.