Responding with Supernatural Love
“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” – Matthew 5:43-44
No matter how kind you try to be, someone will still find a way to mistreat you. And when that moment comes, you will have a choice to make about how you respond. Most people fall into one of four categories. Some seek revenge and want to hurt others even more than they were hurt. Some want to get even, giving back the same pain they received. Others take a passive route, choosing indifference and cutting people off completely. But Jesus calls us to something entirely different.
He calls us to respond with love. Not the kind of love that waits until someone earns it, but the kind of love that reflects the heart of God. A love that serves, forgives, and even blesses the ones who wound us. That kind of love is not natural. It is not something you can generate through willpower or effort. It is supernatural. And it comes only through the presence of Christ in your life.
Martin Luther King Jr. understood this kind of love. He faced hatred, violence, slander, and injustice, and yet, he responded with grace. His famous quote, “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend,” speaks volumes. But it is not just any love that transforms. It is the love of Jesus flowing through us that brings about that kind of change.
Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” He knew this would go against everything in us. But He also knew that this is the kind of love that reflects the heart of heaven. When we respond to hate with grace, when we repay evil with good, we become living testimonies of the God who loved us while we were still His enemies.
Ask yourself today, which attitude will you choose? And if you want to respond with love like Jesus, ask Him to fill you with His Spirit. Only then will you have the power to love in a way that transforms.
No matter how kind you try to be, someone will still find a way to mistreat you. And when that moment comes, you will have a choice to make about how you respond. Most people fall into one of four categories. Some seek revenge and want to hurt others even more than they were hurt. Some want to get even, giving back the same pain they received. Others take a passive route, choosing indifference and cutting people off completely. But Jesus calls us to something entirely different.
He calls us to respond with love. Not the kind of love that waits until someone earns it, but the kind of love that reflects the heart of God. A love that serves, forgives, and even blesses the ones who wound us. That kind of love is not natural. It is not something you can generate through willpower or effort. It is supernatural. And it comes only through the presence of Christ in your life.
Martin Luther King Jr. understood this kind of love. He faced hatred, violence, slander, and injustice, and yet, he responded with grace. His famous quote, “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend,” speaks volumes. But it is not just any love that transforms. It is the love of Jesus flowing through us that brings about that kind of change.
Jesus said, “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” He knew this would go against everything in us. But He also knew that this is the kind of love that reflects the heart of heaven. When we respond to hate with grace, when we repay evil with good, we become living testimonies of the God who loved us while we were still His enemies.
Ask yourself today, which attitude will you choose? And if you want to respond with love like Jesus, ask Him to fill you with His Spirit. Only then will you have the power to love in a way that transforms.
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