Love your enemies, even those who persecute you...

Matthew 5:44-47
But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you! In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven.

For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and the unjust alike. If you love only those who love you, what reward is there for that? Even corrupt tax collectors do that much. If you are kind only to your friends, how are you different from anyone else?

Love your enemies, even those who persecute you...

Jesus is speaking to me to especially love those who do not love me; they either do not love me by their choice or by circumstance. 

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Anger (Old life vs New life)

Matthew 5:21-22

“You have heard that our ancestors were told, ‘You must not murder. If you commit murder, you are subject to judgment.’ But I say, if you are even angry with someone, you are subject to judgment! If you call someone an idiot, you are in danger of being brought before the court. And if you curse someone, you are in danger of the fires of hell.

Anger (Old life vs New life)

When we were in the old life (the Law of Moses), we lived by 'following the law'- do not murder.  In the new life we live by the law of our heart, by forgiveness, love, and compassion. Do not even be angry with someone that you would judge them unfairly, do not curse them that

Be Humble

Matthew 5:3
God blesses those who realize their need for him, for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them.


Be Humble
Being humble to know that God is our first and only true source is what opens the gates of heaven for His blessings to overtake us with His provision for us.

It's not about pride, being arrogant, or having our own agenda of accomplishments to feed our inner selves to the point of self-satisfaction. Some people see pride as only being especially proud of a quality or skill, but it also is a