BETTER BE WRONGED THAN TO WRONG

Have you been defrauded, taken advantage of, or victimized? Been ill-treated, mistreated, or persecuted? And are you tempted to get even or fight it out? WHEN YOU’RE RIGHT, SURRENDER YOUR RIGHT. The voluntary surrender of our rights calls for dying to self. Jesus did not insist on His rights; He took our wrongs. “Crucified with Christ,” our attitude will be like Paul’s (Galatians 2:20). Leonard Ravenhill explains: “[Paul] had no ambitions [for himself]—and so had nothing to be jealous about. He had no reputation—and so had nothing to fight about. He had no possessions—and therefore had nothing to worry about. He had no rights—so therefore he could not suffer wrong. He was already broken—so no one could break him. He was dead—so none could kill him. He was less than the least—so who could humble him? He had suffered the loss of all things—so none could defraud him.” Have you been wronged? Are you tempted to revenge or go to court?  Paul asks: “Why not rather be wronged? Why not rather be cheated?” (1 Corinthians 6:7; cf. 1 Peter 2:18-23). It’s better to be wronged than to wrong. For Christ’s sake, when you’re right, surrender your right.—Samuel Koranteng-Pipim