Impossible?

Impossible?

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Matthew 5:44 KJV

Let it be said here that there is nothing God commands that He does not supply grace and strength for. We can debate the possibility of any of his commands or we can simply ask Him to supply the grace and strength needed to obey. That is my own personal contribution to the fulfillment of God's purpose for my life. Let's see where today's extract leads.

Whatever went before today's extract is the usual and the expected: love those who love you and hate those who hate you. That has been the way of the world since sin came in. BUT there is a new order: love is a reaction based on WHO lives in you, not WHAT people do to you or WHY they do what they do. If I wait until the recipients of my love 'deserve' it, I forget that I am also a recipient of love at a time I didn't even care so much who Jesus was. His love was given freely, and it is still available, through all the times of rebellion and disobedience.

Even when people have nothing good to say to or about me, the outflow of my life should speak of my life's investments. When people meet me with hate, I must meet them with good. When people seek to exploit me, I should meet them with prayer. I note that I cannot afford to hate, curse, despitefully use other people or persecute them. If I will take advantage of the blessings God has pronounced on all who obey His commands, then I must place myself in line with his commands.

And these are all 'active' verbs: love, do good, pray. God didn't call us to a life of passivity; where you go through life like a zombie. He created us for relationships, as we allow his life flow through us, people will see God in us and our lives will give glory to Him. What could be better than that? His time of favour is here.