DEVOTION ~ LOVE YOUR ENEMIES
Theme: Love Your Enemies Text: Matthew 5:43-45 43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. The ministry of Jesus Christ is built on love and His teaching on love is so deep it cannot be denied. Anyone who comes to Christ must learn to love others unconditionally. The initial law which people would have stand on to say an enemy must not be loved have been broken with the Word of knowledge from Christ. We are admonished to love our enemies and not hate them. Love them because they are part of God's handwork. What we ought to hate is the evil they practice not the individual. It even explains to us that, this was the requirement ...