Matthew 5:43-45 (NKJV) 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.
It amazes me how badly the world wants to put God in a box and make Him conform to their wants and desires.
I have to admit that it can make me pretty angry sometimes. Not in a hateful way, but because I love God so much that it hurts me to see and hear anyone insult Him or slander Him in any way at all.
But God is not feeble or weak and He is always in control. He has not fallen off His throne and He is not shocked by anything He hears or sees.
If anything, seeing and hearing what you and I hear on a daily basis should teach us how to love people that much more.
It’s easy to be angry and even to feel negatively toward others, but God has commanded us to do good those who hate us and to pray for those who spitefully use us.
This is a far cry from what our flesh would like to do. But God’s way is always better, so I think it would be best if we do things His way.
Can we get an amen?
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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