Matt 5:43-48 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor & hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies & pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil & on the good, & sends rain on the just & on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? & 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.— Our Father wants us to do everything we can to become more like Him. He has even asked us to love our enemies, & to pray for our persecutors. —Q Matthew Henry’s Commentary, “The Lord Jesus teaches that we must do all the real kindness we can to all, especially to their souls. We must pray for them. While many will render good for good, we must render good for evil; and this will speak a nobler principle than most men act by.” — No one said that it would be easy, but the rewards are out of this world! It is certainly worth trying! Love Mel
