Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Many of the things we will be talking about will be different ways of showing God's love. I was led to go to the hardest love first. That is loving your enemies. Your enemy can be a foe, someone you detest, or someone you don't get along with. I personally don't have the traditional enemies. I don't agree with everyone but I don't have enemies. But there are some people I have a hard time of getting along with. Sometimes its tough, sometime you want to give up. Alas the Bible will always affect your heart. It will whisper the verses you have memorized and your heart may change. This has happened many times for all of us. Praying itself can be hard, but praying for enemies can be dreadfully difficult. Some of your enemies may have wounded you badly, others may aggravate you constantly. Despite all we must love them and pray for them. How is it possible to love some one you detest? Patience and prayer. I'm still working on this. Patience and prayer is a several centuries old formula that is tried and true. If you read through the Old and New Testament you'll find many examples of loving and praying your enemies. David for example loved Saul as he was his best friend's father. Even when Saul chased David & David had opportunities for getting rid of Saul he still showed love and kindness and prayed for them. Loving our enemies is tough. Praying is tough. Praying for our enemies is undoubtedly extremely tough.
I'm challenging you to take some time today to do something nice to an enemy and show love. When you can, find a quiet spot and just sit without distractions. Take time and pray for them, as prayer works miracles.
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