Grace On Our Enemies
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Jesus' Sermon on the Mount is some of my favorite teaching from Him.
There are so many things that He says that are counter-cultural... so many things that just don't make sense... unless they are filtered through grace.
Take His teaching on loving your enemies for example. In Matthew 5:43 and moving forward, we are challenged to do the following: love your enemies, pray for them, greet them, treat them like God would. God treats them just like he treats us - the fact is that the rain falls on the just and on the unjust... the sun rises on evil and good. It is impossible to move away from God's grace and mercy. We can certainly ignore it, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to not experience it. The simple fact that you drew that last breath... grace, mercy.
We get so caught in revenge and getting even with people that we miss an opportunity to give grace.
Live today, making the most of your time and give grace and mercy to that person who would be the least deserving of it. After all, what good is it to just love those who love you... everyone does that.
There are so many things that He says that are counter-cultural... so many things that just don't make sense... unless they are filtered through grace.
Take His teaching on loving your enemies for example. In Matthew 5:43 and moving forward, we are challenged to do the following: love your enemies, pray for them, greet them, treat them like God would. God treats them just like he treats us - the fact is that the rain falls on the just and on the unjust... the sun rises on evil and good. It is impossible to move away from God's grace and mercy. We can certainly ignore it, but it is IMPOSSIBLE to not experience it. The simple fact that you drew that last breath... grace, mercy.
We get so caught in revenge and getting even with people that we miss an opportunity to give grace.
Live today, making the most of your time and give grace and mercy to that person who would be the least deserving of it. After all, what good is it to just love those who love you... everyone does that.
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