{"id":8087,"date":"2017-10-25T01:00:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-25T05:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=8087"},"modified":"2017-10-20T17:50:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-20T21:50:27","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-10-25-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-10-25-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 10-25-17"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matthew 5:44-45 (NKJV) 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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I know what you’re thinking; how in this world do we love our\u00a0enemies?<\/p>\n

This is a big thing and most times we just skim over it, because deep down we all know it’s impossible for man to love his enemy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So\u00a0let’s take a look at what an enemy is. An enemy is someone that is antagonistic to another;\u00a0one\u00a0seeking to injure, overthrow, or confound an\u00a0opponent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You mean to tell me I have to love those who want\u00a0to antagonize me,\u00a0injure me or\u00a0overthrow me, and that’s only one part of this verse?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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How do we do this with the right heart\u00a0and not just go through the motions?\u00a0How do we keep our heart from not wanting\u00a0to do the same things\u00a0back to them that they’ve done to us?<\/p>\n

We are human, with feelings, and those feelings sometimes scream really loud to do the opposite of what these verses are saying. How do we win over what our own feelings, mind, heart and our attitude are saying? It’s so hard, and seems impossible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Matthew 19:26 (NKJV)26 But Jesus looked at them and said to them, \u201cWith men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first thing we need to do\u00a0is\u00a0get out of our heads. We can’t do this with intellect. We have to get into the\u00a0Word of\u00a0God. God’s word has\u00a0a way\u00a0of softening the hardest of\u00a0hearts.<\/p>\n

When hurtful\u00a0things come our way, it can cause our heart to get\u00a0hard quickly and our minds start to race. There is no room for God when our heart has been\u00a0hardened and we are operating solely on intellect.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The second thing to do is to try to avoid spending a lot of time with negative people.<\/p>\n

We should surround ourselves with people who can find the good things even in hard times. That doesn’t mean finding people who don’t face reality. But people that see things for what they are and choose to give it to God. They spend more time praying, listening and worshiping Him than they do trying to be in control of the situation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Third, we shouldn’t speak whatever we feel like speaking or saying in that moment of anger, persecution or when we’re being accused. Learn to hold the tongue and wait on God to bring understanding so that when we do speak, if needed, it is well worth saying and good seeds are planted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Without God it is impossible to live out these verses. But, with <\/em>Him, we can learn to walk in them and live them out daily.\u00a0Amen.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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