LOVE YOUR ENEMIES

The bible instructs us to love our enemies.
The book of Matthew 5:44-45

KJV:But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

AMP:But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

45KJV:That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

AMP:[aj]To show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike].

You might say or think you have no enemies.
But let me ask you, that man or woman, boy or girl who you hate at heart, most times for no good or valid reason. What do you call him or her?
Well automatically they've become your enemies and the bible says you should love and pray for them.

Those people that wronged you in one way or the other.
Sometimes criticize you in a way so uncalled for; the Bible says pray for them that despitefully used you and persecute ypu

Those that abuse and curse you when you are not even at fault or when you've not even hurt them in any way; the bible says you should bless them and do good unto them.

Why must you do all these things to your enemies?

Verse 45 of that same Matthew 5 says;

That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

This is why we must love our enemies and do good unto them.
For of what use is it if we love them that love us?

They treated you badly?
They hurt you?
They abused and cursed you?
They cheated on you?
They harmed you?
They fought you?
They criticized and judged you falsely?
Its OK God understands.!
Amidst all this and every other things, God says we should love them, pray for them, bless them, and do good unto them.
For we are the children of our father which is in heaven.

May God help us as we carry out this task in Jesus name. Amen!