Rare Love, We Need It

“But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!” Love your enemies, is that possible? Not outside of God’s help. Sometimes it’s best to love them from a distance. Loving them doesn’t have to mean spending time with them on a regular basis, but how about helping them when they’re down and out, even though they did something to you that seems unforgivable. Can you still be a good humanitarian in spite of an offensive act done to you. Can you remain the same way no matter what’s been done to hurt or harm you. Can you be a loving person regardless of your circumstances. For this consistency of love in your life, you’ll need a strong presence of God’s agape love working in you. The kind that put Jesus on the cross, and He was blameless. He shouldn’t have had to take punishment rightfully due us, but out of His love for us, He did, (we were His enemies, sinful). He had to decide to do that for us, He willed it, and it wasn’t easy for Him, as He asked God to remove the cup of a crucified death on the cross. And we get offended by someone’s nasty words towards us.The wisdom of God in you is the governor of our battles, choose wisely when to confront, and when to love instead.