BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 7z-8) HE HAS A GENERATION MINDSET-- ROLE MODELING LOVE THAT "THINKS NO EVIL" (1 Corinthians 13:5) continued. WE TRUST GOD TO VINDICATE US.

Men, believing an evil report about someone or a certain group of people without thoroughly investigating the facts is not the love that thinks no evil. I know through experience what a horrible thing it is to have lies and an evil report spoken or published against you. It makes you feel like you want to lash out and set the record straight, or even take someone to court for deformation of character. However, I have found that the best thing to do is to put it all in God's hands and let Him take vengeance if He wants to in His own time. I usually make matters worse when I am too quick to set things straight.

Hebrews 10:30 says, "Vengeance belongs unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people."

We have to be on guard when we listen to an evil report. Our natural inclination is to want to hear it and pass judgment using our opinions before checking out the truth. This sort of thing is a huge problem with man in his fallen state and should not be so with professing born again Spirit filled believers. In Numbers 13:22 it tells us how the children of Israel fell into a 40 year judgment by listening to an evil report which was based on fear and unbelief.

Men, our wife and children need to see that we are men who do not rush to judgment and do not believe everything we hear on TV news or just plain gossip.

Be encouraged.

Colin Campbell