Love Your Enemies And Pray For Those Who Persecute You

Alan Terry • 13 August 2026

Bless Those Who Curse You

MATHEW 5:44
“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,
”‭‭Matthew‬ ‭5‬:‭44‬ ‭NKJV‬
‬https://bible.com/bible/114/mat.5.44.NKJ

Here, Jesus tells His followers to love their enemies, bless those who curse them, do good to those who hate them, and pray for people who hurt or trap them. This famous line from the Sermon on the Mount changes how people deal with anger and enemies.
Therefore, we believers must choose to care for people who are mean to us instead of fighting back with hate.
We are to speak kind words instead of bad words when others insult us and help those who do not like us when they need aid. Whilst we must exercise our right to stand up for ourselves and not allow abuse to continue, we must pray for the persecutors.
We must adopt an attitude that asks God to help and change the people who try to hurt us.

God sends rain and sun to both good and bad people, showing love to all. This verse asks people to act like children of God, to follow the example of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Hate makes more hate. Love and prayer break that circle and heals the heart.
Jesus asks for a deep change inside a person, not just nice actions on the outside.
My beloved, it is time to take responsibility of our own actions and make sure our walk with God is grounded in love, rather than offence and revenge; it is time to stand back from all gossip and self-righteousness, after all, we are all sinners and without Jesus would face His Judgment.
All glory be to God forever and ever! Amen.
Please share to our brothers and sisters all around the world.

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