Love Your Enemies

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During a recent Gospel meeting in Macari, Peru, an aged native farmer was joyfully converted to God. Following the meeting he fervently prayed: "Lord, forgive those who have done me much harm. They have taken away my land and my money. I should be rich, but now I am poor. I pray, forgive them."
It was the first time on his knees as a Christian. Precious fruit of grace in a newborn soul!
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 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; That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven." Matt. 5:43-4543Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 44But 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; 45That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. (Matthew 5:43‑45).