08/12/2025
Love your enemies.
Madaling sabihin…
pero minsan sila pa yung pinaka-trigger mo.
Yung taong nanghamak.
Yung nanakit.
Yung nagbackstab.
Yung nagpa-stress.
Pero si Jesus mismo nagsabi:
“Love them.”
Love them? Really???
“But I say to you, love your enemies,
bless those who curse you,
do good to those who hate you,
and pray for those who spitefully use you.”
Matthew 5:44 NKJV
Spoken by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount.
Countercultural ang teaching na ’to.
Sa Israel noon, normal ang principle na “love your neighbor, hate your enemy.”
Pero si Jesus nag-level up:
“Love your enemy.”
Ibang klaseng Kingdom attitude.
Ang word na “love” dito ay ἀγαπάω (agapao)
meaning:
to choose to value,
to act in kindness,
to will what is good for another,
even if ayaw mo sa kanila.
Hindi ito romantic.
Hindi rin ito emotional.
It’s a deliberate decision to reflect God’s heart.
Jesus didn’t say:
“Love your enemies when they apologize.”
Hindi rin:
“Love your enemies if they change.”
Ang sabi Niya:
Love. Bless. Do good. Pray.
Bakit?
Because loving an enemy
is not about rewarding them;
it’s about transforming you.
Kapag nagmamahal ka ng kaaway,
hindi ibig sabihin na tama sila.
Ang ibig sabihin:
hindi mo hinahayaan na hatred ang maging master mo.
Forgiveness frees you.
Prayer heals you.
Kindness protects your heart.
Love breaks the cycle.
Kung may kaaway ka,
kung may naka-offend sa'yo,
kung may taong mahirap mahalin,
hindi mo kailangang maging close sa kanila.
Hindi mo rin kailangang maging BFF ang mga yun.
Pero pwede mong piliing maging:
– kind
– prayerful
– forgiving
– Christlike
Love your enemies...
not because they deserve it,
but because Jesus loved you
when you didn’t deserve it.
Kristyanibi