Luke 6:35-36
35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. 36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
I want to be like my dad. He’s a generous soul who desperately cares for others. He may see wickedness and hate it, but when the wicked come close, his heart fills with compassion. He models another One we would be blasphemous to call Father. Except that’s what He makes Himself for those who are in Christ.
Our Father in Heaven is influencing us all the time. Our love for Him is going to end up molding our actions and the way we react to even the enemies around us. In a world filling with enemies, this is no light task! Are you prepared to be kind to the ungrateful and the evil? If you need a model, be merciful even as your Father is merciful.
Prayer prompt: Lord, I’m so thankful for the way You loved an enemy like me and made me into a son. Teach me to love like You love.