Nigeria, July 13 -- The Bible testifies that God does not take back His words:

"God is not a man, that He should lie, nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?" (Numbers 23:19).

God Himself declares:

"My word that goes forth from My mouth shall not return to Me void, but it shall accomplish what I please, and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11).

Let us deal here with something God has said that must surely come to pass. God says:

"Vengeance is Mine, I will repay." (Romans 12:19).

I always saw this as a scripture telling us not to retaliate. But I have come to realise that it is saying something more fundamental than that. I...