God Blesses Even Those Who Curse Him

 

 

Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them. When others are happy, be happy with them, and when they are sad, be sad. Be friendly with everyone. Don’t be proud and feel that you are smarter than others. Make friends with ordinary people. Don’t mistreat someone who has mistreated you. But try to earn the respect of others, and do your best to live at peace with everyone. Dear friends, don’t try to get even. Let God take revenge. In the Scriptures the Lord says, “I am the one to take revenge and pay them back.” 

 

Romans 12:14-19 

 

 It just goes against every natural human feeling. Asking God to bless those who mistreat you does not come easily. Wanting to "strike back" is the way wars start as well as personal feuds. 

 

But I want to be like God! When someone sets themselves up as a sworn enemy of God Almighty, the warmth of the sun and the life sustaining refreshment of the rain does not stop. God blesses even those who curse Him! Their fields also produce corn and wheat! 

 

But God gives everyone a choice. A man or woman can choose to turn from their wicked ways and embrace the love of Jesus, or they can run away from the Lord and spend Eternity separated from the One who gave His life to save them! 

 

I believe the best measure of whether or not you are becoming like Jesus is how you feel about those who persecute you! If you love them, then you are becoming like Jesus! If you want vengeance on those who persecute you, it is not Jesus you see in the mirror! 

 

Hell is waiting for those who reject Jesus. But the love of Jesus is working to decrease the ultimate population of Hell! Jesus is calling all who love Him to join with Him in that effort. 

 

"Lord Jesus, help me today to love those who hate You and persecute Your followers! When I look into the mirror today may I see Your image in my heart! Praise Your Name, now and forever. Amen."