Turning The Other Cheek

My daily Bible reading today came from Matthew 5:38-42 the portion of the Sermon on the Mount when Jesus talks of turning the other cheek. In today's world of crime and suffering revenge is everywhere. I would venture to guess that at least half of the crimes committed today are some type of retaliation. If we live the life God has called us to live then we will not seek revenge but no that our offenders will recieve their punishment on the day of judgement. To break this idea down into a clearer picture let's look at it from God's prospective. We as humans anger God when we sin do we not? What if God decided to retaliate against us what would our lives be like? We would probably be nothing God would destroy us. Instead He extends grace to us and says my child I am here for you I love you regardless of your sin. While we cannot extend the same grace to our fellow humans what if we responded to hurt, injury, or insult by looking the other way and saying you have hurt me but I forgive you. Think of how different our world would be if only half of the world bought into this philosophy? Hope this is a blessing to those who read it. Have a great day everyone!