Short Blog: On Loving Your Enemy

Scripture:

Matthew 5:43-45a, “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven."

Thought:

Enemy is defined as “a person who feels hatred for, fosters harmful designs against, or engage in antagonistic activities against another; an adversary or opponent.”* We often think of the enemy as the person acting out against us. What about how we treat others? Do we have ill thoughts towards those who are different from us? Is someone too rich or too poor? Maybe we do not agree with their beliefs or politics. Maybe we find them annoying or we are envious.

Action:

Examine your speech and actions towards others this week. Seek to find out where you are at odds with others, harboring negative feelings and thoughts. Then, pray to God to change your heart. Talk to that person and see them as a child of God. Pray God gives you wisdom in your daily interactions with that person this week.

Prayer:

This week Lord, help us to see with Your eyes and love with Your heart. We can name those who have wronged us easily, but can we take the next step. Help us to take the step from merely praying for them on our knees to having a conversation with them. Help us to love as Jesus loved. Challenge us in this, to truly love our enemy. A-men.

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* http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/enemy

This is something I wrote for work and wanted to share on my blog.
Have a good one!

~ Daniel Brockhan