Joshua 22:1-34; Isaiah 15:1-16:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:1-12
Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you. Luke 6:27
When we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son. Romans 5:10
What a summation of the counter cultural ethic of the gospel! “Love your enemies.” The testimonies of two very different men come to my mind—one a Jew, one a Muslim—each burning with hatred because of injustices they had suffered. They had no time for Jesus, but were brought up short by these very words. Who was this Man who could say such a thing? Why should I love those who have done me such wrong? I want to kill them. Yet these words burned in their hearts and ultimately they bowed to the One who, in His death exemplified them. —Kevin Shantz
Enlarge my soul with love like Thine, my moral powers by grace refine,
So shall I feel another’s woe, and cheerful feed a hungry foe. —Anon.