Jesus tells us, “be perfect.” But, like, is that even possible? What he’s pointing to is that by loving our enemies, we are imitating God, who IS perfect. When we follow Jesus, we don’t have the right to treat someone as unloved who Jesus treats with him love. God treats us with unconditional love, even though we sometimes treat Him as our enemy. Jesus calls us to love our enemies unconditionally. It’s literally Godlike to put your negative feelings aside to love someone you don’t like but who Jesus loves.

Today’s challenge: love an enemy. Think about someone who frustrates or annoys you, someone who you honestly don’t want to be around. Do something kind and unexpected for that person. The bigger you go, the better.

[Originally aired on 6/16/2020]

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