Monday, January 5, 2009
jan 5 : Matthew 5
Hey guys I wanted to continue this chapter from yesterday. In the latter part of this chapter I find an extremely difficult command that we are to abide by: love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Honestly, for those I truly truly dislike it seems almost impossible to love them. I can hardly stand to hang out with them. You know what I'm talking about? I hate to say it, but I have a couple people I do not like to be around. I sometimes try, but most times don't. I know I have to fix this. Jesus makes a good point when he says that God allows the sun to shine (which is good :]) on those who obey him and also on those who don't. He also gives generously, to both saved and unsaved, the blessings afforded to us through rain. This tells me: don't show favoritism! Because dude A is my friend I hope the best for him, but dude B whom I dislike I should also hope for him good fortune. Not to say that everything that is pleasant for dude B is "good". Yeah, I know it is true. God loves everybody. In the final part of this bit Jesus says to us, "be perfect for God is perfect." Wow. Perfect is so not me. What great tasks I have yet to accomplish! I want to be set apart from non-believers in how I treat those I dislike. God bless!
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This is like Joe talked about when he said we should have "agape" love for one another. This is what my church is back home, as well as my sister's church in NJ. I think that this is the best type of all, for it shows the love that Jesus has for all of us.
To the point, we don't need to love everyone as if they were our best friend, but show them the compassion and mercy that God does each and every day for us. If we don't have that conviction, pray! Everything we accomplish that is worthy, is done through Him, so take comfort in asking. God is more than happy to oblige!
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