Did you return that?

B. A. Manakala

Those who hate me without cause outnumber the hairs on my head. Many enemies try to destroy me with lies, demanding that I give back what I didn’t steal. (Ps 69:4 nlt)

Many years ago as I returned from school my mother asked me ‘why did you steal that thing from your friend?’. I asked, ‘what? when? ’. I was shocked, because I have not done such a thing. Later I realised that she used it only as a strategy to stop my hiccup that was bothering me so much that evening.

The general acceptable policy is to return only what was stolen. Sometimes, there may be an extra payment based on the legal formalities. But the policy of the heavenly Kingdom is to give back that which was not stolen! False accusations are natural as long as you are on earth, especially those who bear the name of Christ (1 Pet. 4:14). Remember Jesus said to give our coat also to someone who takes away our shirt and, likewise, we are asked to go the extra mile (Mtt. 5:40-41).

Are you willing to return that which you did not steal?

Returning what you steal is the worldly principle; returning what you did not steal is the heavenly principle!

Prayer: Lord, help me to be willing to accept the false accusations, and to return even what I did not steal. Amen