RAIN LOVE ON YOUR ENEMIES My command to you is: love your enemies. —Matthew 5:44 Jesus commands us to love our enemies. This proves we are Gods children (Mt 5:45), because only those who have a share in Gods nature (2 Pt 1:4) have the power to love their enemies. When we realize we cant love our enemies by our own power, we often change Jesus command from love your enemies to dont hate your enemies. This is a big change. The Lord commands us to do much more than not insult or hurt our enemies. The Lord wants us to actively love them. For example, God the Father doesnt just refrain from sending tornadoes, lightning bolts, and floods against His enemies. He gives them beautiful sunny days and life-giving rains (Mt 5:45). We too should actively bless our enemies with beautiful days. Like the father of the prodigal son, we should show affection to our enemies (Lk 15:20). We should honor them with gifts and a special celebration (Lk 15:22-23). We should be sunshine for them and rain down presents on them. Since we dont have the power even to not hate our enemies, loving them as God does is obviously impossible. God, however, lives in us and has adopted us as His children. Therefore, by His grace we can give love to our enemies.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Mar 2014 12:03:17 +0000
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