Matthew 5:44-45—But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray
for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in
heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain
on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
One of the hardest things to do is show compassion and love
toward someone who is not being nice to us.
Our emotions get in the way and we focus on how terrible that person has
made us feel. Those negative emotions
seem to take over and shadow out the love that God has placed in our
souls. We must be diligent about
protecting and growing that gift of love.
Love is an action, it is a choice.
It is not often an easy choice, but it is a choice nevertheless. We must keep in mind that God created all
of us, and he sent His Son to die for all of us, and that He loves all
of us – even those who don’t hear, see, or believe in Him. It is not our job to declare who is a child
of God or who is getting into Heaven – Jesus said He came to save us all, and
He asked His Father to forgive us all.
Even Jesus reserved passing judgment by saying only His Father in heaven
could do that. He chose to love, and He left us such a perfect example of how
to love. Perhaps the only way for some
people to see God is when we love despite our own instinct to run away and
hide. This gift of love, it’s not meant
to be hidden, it cannot be extinguished – but it must be nurtured so that it
may grow and shine out. After all, it is
easy to love someone who loves you back – it takes God-power to love your
enemy.
Today as you pray and meditate on His Word, praise God as
the God of Love. Thank Him for filling
you with His Holy Spirit and His perfect love.
Pray that you would be a worthy vessel to shine His Love into this
world. Pray that He would guide you in
choosing to love those who hurt you. Ask
Him for strength and wisdom as you nurture His gift of love.
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