In Spite of…..
Don’t be glad when your enemy’s meet disaster, and don’t rejoice when they stumble. The LORD will know if you are gloating, and he will not like it; and then maybe he won’t punish them. Prov. 24: 17-18.
I think all of us at one time or another has struggles with anger towards someone who has treated us unkindly. I know this was the case for me. A person called me and told me that he did not want the devotionals we send out every morning. He was quite rude and vulgar. He called them stupid and other terrible things. All of this took place because we intervened in making a report on this person who had a history of domestic violence. We intervened because the children were in a very violent environment and were under much psychological distress and in constant physical danger.
Later on I heard that this same person who treated me unkindly fell into some problems and the Lord brought to my attention the above-mentioned scripture. I immediately understood what God was saying. I felt that I should pray for him and that he might come to know God’s love.
God expects us to pray for those who persecute us for righteousness sake. The lesson here is no matter much a person has hurt us God expects us to forgive and show mercy. Who has hurt you? How much pain do you feel? Understand that people act mean because they do not know the love of God. Your prayer for them can make all of the difference in the world?
Who do you need to pray for?