Daily Devotion: Matthew 5:44-45 “…love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may become the children of your Father in heaven. For he makes his sun to shine on bad and good people alike, and gives rain to those who do good and to those who do evil.” It’s easy to love those who care for us. Not so easy to love those against us. The people that hurt us, manipulate us, belittle us and our efforts. The strange thing is that those who do not show love to us seem to think they are entitled to receive respect and love from us. In this scripture Jesus talks to his disciples and tells them to LOVE their enemies. Pray for them and don’t give up on them. Even if you’ve decided to go no contact, you can still bring them to the Lord in prayer. Something is missing from their lives and that something is Jesus Christ. As the scripture says, God shines the sun on both wicked and good people. We have no right to hate our enemies. Follow Jesus’s example. He healed and prayed for both good and bad people. If He can forgive sin, who are we to say that we refuse to forgive and share love. Remember, Jesus died for us while we were still sinful. By His blood we’ve received forgiveness, by His resurrection He gave us the opportunity to life everlasting. We can share this with others by loving them despite the way they treat you. “In this way, we pay grace forward, embodying the essence of Christ’s forgiveness and power in our lives. We become beacons of His light, guiding others back to His embrace, back to the path where love reigns supreme.” [Bible for Women app] Scripture source: bit.ly/3DErt7d Image source: bit.ly/3R4uosX #Mattgew5 #Loveoneanother #Humility #Compassion #Kindness