Saturday, December 22, 2007

Kingdom minded to love your enemies

I pray as I blog as I needed a title for that blog. An incident happened on my way home and I felt the ex-pupil was rude, lacking in manners (which is normal for him) and felt offended.

I prayed: "Jesus, you have said in your Word that in the old testiment, it is an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, but the new testiment holds a greater commendment that if anyone should slap you on your right cheek (And if you are angry) turn your left cheek to be slapped. Lord, I submit and pray that you lift this offend from me and deliver me from this sin."

Incident
I was passing the open area to my block to take the lift with my family and this "joker" will keep calling my surname twice in a single breath many times as I walked past. My thinking is leave me alone for this joker is insignificant and no use having a intelligent conversation with because he acts like an idiot, talks like an idiot and behaves like an idiot. (Edmund, for those who know this, what kind of respectable person plays loud (techno) music from the handphone on a bus with out considering other bus users. I enjoy techno, disco music but please respect public area where not everyone share the same kind of interest in the music.)

Previously
He has grapped me from behind and did some fucking like action. I was offended but unable to do anything as he was a pupil in the school.

If I was younger and before I met Jesus, I would have punched him. I ignored him not because I am scared but because of Jesus. Your kind and gentle looking teacher today used to fight in school. Coming home, I still feel quite bad about it and even thought about going back down to tell him off, but I did not, felt that I needed to pray first.



Matthew 5:38-48
38You have heard that it was said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.

39But I say to you, Do not resist the evil man [who injures you]; but if anyone strikes you on the right jaw or cheek, turn to him the other one too.

40And if anyone wants to sue you and take your undershirt (tunic), let him have your coat also.

41And if anyone forces you to go one mile, go with him two [miles].

42Give to him who keeps on begging from you, and do not turn away from him who would borrow [[ai]at interest] from you.(K)

43You have heard that it was said, You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy;(L)

44But I tell you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,(M)

45[aj]To show that you are the children of your Father Who is in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and makes the rain fall upon the upright and the wrongdoers [alike].

46For if you love those who love you, what reward can you have? Do not even the tax collectors do that?

47And if you greet only your brethren, what more than others are you doing? Do not even the Gentiles (the heathen) do that?

48You, therefore, must be perfect [growing into complete [ak]maturity of godliness in mind and character, [al]having reached the proper height of virtue and integrity], as your heavenly Father is perfect.(N)


LORD, you have ask for a higher order of love (to love the enemy) and I submit, so change my heart, I confess that I do not like him but change my heart and forgive me and I want to pray for Edmund that GOD will do a work in his life and change it for HIS glory. Amen.