Matthew 5:39

Matthew 5:39 But I tell you not to resist him who is evil; rather whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also. 

Why do we have to turn our left cheek when others strike our right cheek? When the Lord grants us sufferings through man’s hand, we should rather enhance His work than annul His work. This is why we turn our left cheek. The Lord is using man’s hand to enlarge our capacity and to help us grow. The hand stops at the right cheek. But we can add our left cheek. This means that we do not react by frustrating the Lord’s work through man’s hand. On the contrary, we further this work. The Lord is striking us, and we also strike ourselves. The Lord is dealing with us, and we also deal with ourselves. When others strike our right cheek, we join in to strike ourselves. We do not stand with ourselves to oppose our attacker. On the contrary, we stand with our attacker. One strike is not enough; we need more striking. The Lord is dealing with us, and we are also dealing with ourselves.