![]() His men encouraged him to do so, but on both occasions he resisted. On two different occasions David had the opportunity to kill Saul and take the kingdom for himself (1 Samuel 24, 26). Saul sought to kill David for no reason, even after all that David had done on the battlefield for the nation of Israel. ![]() In one sense, David deserved to be able to kill his enemy Saul. So how do we love people like that?īesides reading through the gospels to see how Jesus loved his enemies, another great example of loving an enemy can be seen through the life of David as he dealt with King Saul. I suspect he would have, but they hated him so much it would never have happened. Love Your Enemies By Leaving Judgment in God’s Hands, For Your Own Good and God’s Glory What about those people who are violently attacking us, trying to make our lives miserable? How do you love your enemies then? But honestly, that’s fairly basic stuff for most Christians. If they are a Christian, the best prayer request will be for their walk with God. The best prayer request will be for their salvation. In addition to doing good, we must pray for those who persecute us. Whether it’s something as simple as a courteous greeting, or something a bit more grand, to reflect God we must do good for our enemies. God loves people by doing good for them even though they don’t deserve it. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. But how does God love us? In Matthew 5:43-48, Jesus explained: The Bible says we must love our enemies as God has loved us. Love Your Enemies Through Good Deeds and Prayer Sinners sin, and often times sin comes in the form of hate. They may hate you for your faith, your skin color, your gender, or just for the sound of your voice. As hard as we try, some people just don’t like us. Likewise, even if you don’t hate anyone on earth, this does not mean you don’t have enemies. For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life.” Romans 5:8, 10 explains, “but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. You don’t have to hate someone for them to be your enemy. But no matter how hard we try, eventually someone becomes our enemy. Normal people don’t want other people to hate them. If you could, you’d make sure everyone was happy with you.
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