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Psalm 41 9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, he
who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me. 10 But you, O LORD, have mercy on me; raise me up, that
I may repay them. 11 I know that you are pleased with me, for my enemy
does not triumph over me. 12 In my integrity you uphold me and set me
in your presence forever. 13 Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from
everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. Dear Lord, even my close friends
and those who should be friendly with me have become unfriendly but
even my enemies. But Lord I trust in You. Uphold me
in my righteousness for I have not acted to offend them in any way. In Your mercy and grace deliver me from their hatred
and snares. Luke 6 27 "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do
good to those who hate you, 28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who
mistreat you. 29 If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the
other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking
your tunic. 30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes
what belongs to you, do not demand it back. 31 Do to others as you would have them do to you. 32 "If you love those who love you, what
credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. 33 And if you do good to those who are good to you,
what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. 34 And if you lend to those from whom you expect
repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to
'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. 35 But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to
them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be
great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the
ungrateful and wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. 37 "Do not judge, and you will not be
judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you
will be forgiven. Dear Lord, You have taught me to
love my enemies and pray for them and do good to
them. But I cannot do it in my own strength or by my own effort. Let Your
Holy Spirit work in me and motivate me to obey You
and love them that hate me
and pray for my enemies..
3 So watch yourselves. "If your brother sins, rebuke
him, and if he repents, forgive him. 4 If he sins against you seven times in a day, and
seven times comes back to you and says, 'I repent,' forgive him." O! Lord, you have taught me to
pray, “Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against
us”. You have even warned me “If you do not forgive others,
your Heavenly Father will not forgive your sins”. Help me by Your Holy Spirit to forgive and begin to
show love and concern to those who have failed
me or are against me.
14 Bless those who persecute you; bless
and do not curse. 15 Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who
mourn. 16 Live in harmony with one another. Do not be proud,
but be willing to associate with people of low position. Do not be
conceited. 17 Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do
what is right in the eyes of everybody. 18 If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live
at peace with everyone. 19 Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for
God's wrath, for it is written: "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"
says the Lord. 20 On the contrary: "If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
if he is thirsty, give him something to drink. In doing this, you will
heap burning coals on his head." 21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with
good. Dear Lord, I thank You for such
sublime teaching in Your Word. It is
‘the’ best counsel I could get to
live friendly and peaceful lives with others, especially those who may
be unfriendly. It is for my correction and for
putting it into practise in my everyday life. I
pray Your Spirit create in me the obedience, desire and grant me the strength I need.
16 At my first defense, no one came to my support, but
everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. 17 But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength,
so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the
Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lion's mouth. 18 The Lord will rescue me from every evil attack and
will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory for ever and ever. Amen. O Lord, even the apostle Paul had
to face such unfriendly and unsupportive friends and others. Help me to find comfort in knowing that You helped
out Paul. Let me trust in Your deliverance and
do not hold grudge against anyone. Amen. |