PRAYER: Dear Lord, you know how hard it is to do what you ask in this verse. You know because you did it. You blessed those who cursed you, even as you suffered in agony on the cross. You asked the Father to forgive those who were torturing you to death. And you ask me to imitate you in this behavior. I must confess that part of me just doesnt want to do this. I want to ignore your command, Lord. I want to pretend as if its not really for me. Yet your word is clear. Help me to bless those who curse me and pray for my enemies. Yes, I ask for the grace to pray for global enemies, for those who would continue to want to hurt me and my fellow citizens. But I also ask you to help me pray for the little enemies in my life, for people at work who get under my fingernails, for the politicians whose views drive me crazy, for the check-out clerk who didnt even say thank you. May my heart be trained so that my first instinct when someone wrongs me is to lay that person before you in prayer. Today, Lord, I also want to pray for my brothers and sisters who are confronting enemies who do far more than curse. I pray for those who are facing harassment, torture, and even the possibility of martyrdom because of their faith. Yes, I continue to pray for their deliverance, for justice and protection. But I also pray that you will give them the supernatural ability to love as you call us all to love, even to pray for those who hurt them. I pray in the name of Jesus, who lived what he commanded. Amen.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 04:07:31 +0000
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