Title: There are no enemies / Proverbs 16:7
Content We tend to have a lot of enemies around us these days. If you suffer a loss and feel unfair, turn to the other person and say, "Won
It is said to be “a man to kill” or “a man to kill.” It also refers to the politicians and leaders who are driving the country into catastrophe these days.
They call them “bastards” and treat them as enemies. Not only that, but in the same family, parent to child, child to parent, and brother
My sisters live as enemies to each other. Like this, we do not know how many non-enemy enemies are around us.
But God has taught us not to be enemies to one another, but rather to “love our enemies” (Matthew 5:44).
It is true wisdom to pray for and bless your enemies. In doing so, the blessing will come to us first.
and we will be praised by God and people.
We do not regard our enemies as enemies, but rather, the Bible tells us about the way by which we can be reconciled to our enemies.
If you please him, you make even his enemies reconciled to him” (Proverbs 16:7). this world
No matter how unreasonable, frustrating, and lossy there are, if we please God in our lives,
God also reconciles us with our enemies. So, how can we please God?
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First, you must reconcile with your neighbors.
The first wise act of pleasing God is to be reconciled to our neighbors, including our brothers and family, around us.
All. The purpose of Jesus' coming to this earth was for reconciliation (Ephesians 2:14-16). Therefore, we must first be reconciled to God.
do. And then people must be reconciled with one another, and even enemies must be made objects of reconciliation, not enemies.
will be
The hallmark of the kingdom of God is peace. {The kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and
It is joy; by this, those who serve Christ are pleasing to God, and also praised by men” (Romans 14:17-18).
We believe in God, come to church to worship, and fellowship with the saints in order to achieve true peace and happiness.
It was done, not to satisfy selfish desires other than that. When we are reconciled to one another, God is pleased,
Others will also praise you. And we will no longer have enemies.
Second, I must do good first.
The second act of wisdom, which is pleasing to God, is to do good to our neighbor,
It is to practice good deeds for them first. Good deeds are not only given to those who are strong and possessive, but anyone can do it.
is that. Rather, the poor, lowly, and weak can better understand the suffering of those in need. Also
We who have received eternal life by receiving God's love and grace, no matter how unjust we are, we will become enemies because of it.
Rather, we should become those who feed when our enemies are hungry and give them drink when they are thirsty (Romans 12:20). we wanted
To love numbers and to bless them, this is the wisdom of overcoming evil with good. Jesus said {But you
To those who hear me, I say to you, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, and for those who curse you.
Bless you and pray for those who insult you” (Luke 6:27-28). We are constantly chasing the leaders of our country.
You must pray for it. Not only that, but we should also pray and bless our enemies and those who are dissatisfied.
Because there are always such people living with us all around us.
Third, we must have compassion on people.
The third wise act of pleasing God is to have mercy on those whom God has created,
It is a job to teach, evangelize, and take care of. Just as Jesus came to this earth to heal the weak (Matthew 9:12-13),
We too must find ways to help those who have blemishes and blemishes, before blaming those who have sinned. this
This is the way to please God, and the way to eliminate enemies. In particular, in the current IMF system, we
You should be able to comfort many people who are having difficulties and share their suffering with them. At that time the
It is pleasing not only to people, but also to God.
Also, if we really show compassion to people, we must evangelize. Does God want everyone to be saved?
All. Even the enemy wants to be saved and become God's children. Therefore, we have compassion
We must go out and evangelize not only the people we like and choose to evangelize, but also everyone.
Fourth, we must offer true worship to God.
The purpose of God's creation of human beings is to receive sincere and sincere worship from humans. Therefore, God
The fourth wise act of pleasing is to worship God with a sincere heart. True worship is
It means not only the ceremonial consciousness, but also the shape of our life is changing. We are mind and soul before form
We need to become like this Christ. At that time, you can discern what God wants and pleases.
(Romans 12:1-2). God also requires an obedient heart from us. This is more than formal worship
It is valuable (Deut. 30:9-10). As a creature, man cannot take revenge, condemn, or criticize himself. the enemy is one
Only you can repay you. Therefore, we must obey God and leave the final judgment of our enemies to the Lord.
will be {My beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath, for it is written, Vengeance is my
I have something, says the Lord, and I will repay you” (Romans 12:19).
In this world, there are people who hate to be seen, people who are resentful, people who are like enemies, people who hurt and torment us, and people who are sad about us.
There are people who make you cringe. But since there is only one God who can judge and punish people, we
You must not repay a number. The only way we can be reconciled to our enemies is to please God.
That is, if we are reconciled to our neighbors, do good to our neighbors, be merciful to others, and worship God in truth,
God is reconciling even with our enemies. We all glorify God by living a life free from enemies
Let's become saints who are praised by people.
- Prayer -
God, the environment keeps making us enemies, but together with our enemies through a life that pleases God.
May we be reconciled and live a life free from enemies. I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.