An open conversation pt. 2

Dear Jesus,

It’s so easy to pray and love the people you care about, but how do I love my enemies?……..

This month I’m reading through the Sermon on the Mount and today’s reading is focused on loving your enemies. It’s so easy to love your love ones right because you LIKE them but what about the people who rub you the wrong way? The antagonists in your life? How do we deal with them? Jesus has the perfect answer:

“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, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven. For he causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward will you have? Don’t even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers and sisters, what are you doing out of the ordinary? Don’t even the Gentiles do the same? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5:43-48‬ ‭CSB‬‬

There is call for us to love and pray for our enemies. Tough right!!! Loving our enemies is the essence of loving like Christ. Think of it this way in our sin we are enemies to God but he demonstrates his love to us.

Romans 5:8 says:

“But God proves his own love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

‭‭Romans‬ ‭5:8‬ ‭CSB‬‬

Loving like Christ requires us to BE LIKE Him.

So after reading today’s passage of scripture here is my response

Dear Jesus,

Your word tells me to love and pray for my enemies. Help me to look at my enemies with the love that you’ve given so freely to me. I pray for my enemies right now. May they see your love for them through my testimony.

Amen

Let’s love like Christ today- which includes loving our enemies!!!!