“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:44
When someone tells a lie about you or persecutes you for how you believe in Christ or hurts you physically, it is very difficult to not want to turn around and do the same to them. In many cases that is just what we do. After all, the bible tells us about an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. However, when Jesus came to this world and died on the cross, he provided a new covenant, a new relationship between God and humans. In this new agreement between God and man we are to love our neighbor, we are to love one another and not hate them. We are to pray for those who are against us. We are to pray for those who persecute us and make fun of us. There are many in this world who think that these actions are a sign of weakness and not strength. When these thoughts try to enter our minds all we have to do is turn our thoughts to Jesus. We should take a look back and re-visit when he walked this earth and follow his example as we walk through our daily lives. We must be reminded to “Love the Lord God with all of our heart and with all of our soul and with all of our mind.” We are also to “love our neighbor as ourselves.” In our relationship with Jesus these are pure actions of strength and not weakness. Because we are humans these are difficult to do. We must be continually drenched in the love and peace of our Lord God in heaven. We must know without a doubt how we are to react to all situations. If we are not sure, then we are to go to God in prayer and also dig deeply into his mighty word. We should allow the Holy Spirit to lead us in love, peace, joy and understanding. We can make our lives much easier if we just live our lives in Jesus and not the world. PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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