A young soldier was utterly humiliated by his senior officer. The officer had gone beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in disciplining the young soldier and knew it, so he said nothing as the younger man said through clenched teeth, “I’ll make you regret this if it is the last thing I ever do.”
A few days later their company was under heavy fire and the officer was wounded and cut off from his troops. Through the haze of the battlefield he saw a figure coming to his rescue. It was the young soldier. At the risk of his own life, the young soldier dragged the officer to safety.
The officer said, apologetically, “Son, I owe you my life.”
The young man laughed and said, “I told you that I would make you regret humiliating me if it was the last thing I ever did.” That is God’s kind of revenge.
“Behold the Lamb of God that takes away the sins of the world…” Something happened on Calvary that bridged the gap between a holy God and unholy humanity. We see Christ in his majesty but also in his mercy.
Thanks to King Duncan
My Commentary:
This story turns our instinct for revenge upside down.
The young soldier had every reason to hate, to wait for the chance to settle the score. Humiliation burns deeply, especially when it comes from power misused.
The officer expected retaliation. He deserved it by the world’s standards. But what came instead was courage, mercy, and self-sacrifice.
That is God’s kind of revenge.
It is not about getting even. It is about getting free. True victory is not found in making another suffer, but in refusing to let bitterness rule the heart. The young soldier’s rescue did more than save a life — it exposed the poverty of cruelty and the power of grace. The officer did not just survive the battlefield. He was changed by mercy he did not earn.
This is why the words “Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world” are so astonishing.
On Calvary, humanity humiliated God, mocked Him, wounded Him, and left Him for dead. And God’s response was not vengeance but forgiveness. Not retaliation, but redemption.
At the cross, Christ bridged the impossible gap between a holy God and unholy humanity — not by force, but by love. We see His majesty in His power to forgive, and His mercy in His willingness to suffer for those who wronged Him.
God’s revenge is grace. And it changes everything.
How do YOU see God’s kind of revenge being lived out in America today as opposed the blatant revenge that we see?
GOD GAVE YOU A HEART TO LOVE WITH, NOT TO HATE WITH. GOD GAVE YOU THE ABILITY TO CREATE HEAVEN ON EARTH, NOT HELL ON EARTH!
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