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ETERNITY'S CHILD Evening Devotionals to the Most High God _____________ A Sacred Series of Nighttime Meditations by Dennis Chamberland |
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May 25 A
Longsuffering Giving Love
“You have heard that it
was said, ‘An
eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I say to you, do not resist an
evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him
also. If
anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also.
Whoever
forces you to go one mile, go with him two. Give to him who asks of you, and
do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you. You have heard
that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you,
love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be sons
of your Father who is in heaven…" After these words of our Lord Master, it was no longer right to extract
vengeance at every turn for every slight.
Indeed, Jesus taught that the opposite was true; that His children are
to rely on a supernatural force to do the impossible – love enemies and pray
blessings on those who persecute! This
command represents an extraordinary patience with those who set out to hurt and
to destroy. But it is not impossible at all – for within each of us lives the sweet
Spirit of the Living God who not only can, but will, give us all that we need
to make these verses come alive in our lives, as we love with an extraordinary
patience and surprising power that comes only from the heart of the Holy Spirit
of the King of Kings.
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