108-Love because God does (Matthew 5:43-45) || The Evening Mindset - Christian Bible Meditation and Bedtime Prayers

Send Carey a note (sorry, replies are not possible at this time)TONIGHT’S SCRIPTURE:Matthew 5:43–45[43] “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ [44] But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, [45] so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. (ESV)SUMMARYJesus’ command to love our enemies forces us to rethink what it means to live as children of our Father in heaven. We connect Matthew 5:43–45 to God’s steady kindness toward the just and unjust, then we end with a simple prayer to help the Holy Spirit form real love in us.• Jesus overturning the instinct to hate enemies• Loving enemies as a mark of being God’s children• God’s sun and rain given without favoritism• Remembering we are not “the good ones” by nature• Becoming light in a dark world through practiced love• A bedtime prayer that asks God to reshape our heartsSo as you prepare for bed, how about if you spend a little bit of time praying, asking God to shape your heart around this idea of loving because your Heavenly Father is loving and you want to represent Him well, you can't do it.Support the Evening Mindset: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/EMSupportJoin over 16,000 daily listeners who enjoy the podcast that started it all… “The Morning Mindset”: https://MorningMindsetMedia.com/Morning-Mindset