How to Treat Your Enemies 8-26-25

BIBLICAL Facts - Not Opinions! My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge because you have rejected knowledge (Hosea 4:6)

After posting the message yesterday about the question “The Lord Will Fight for You?” the scripture from Romans came to my mind, I give credit to the Holy Spirit. Yesterday’s main scripture was taken from Ephesians 6:10-18 about the whole armor of God. The follow up scriptures are taken from Matthew and Romans.

Love Your Enemies

“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy. 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 and persecute you (Mathew 5:43-44).

Repay no one evil for evil. Have regard for good things in the sight of all men. If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men. Beloved do not avenge yourselves but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore, if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink; for in so doing, you will heap coals of fire on his head.”  Do not be overcome by evil but overcome evil with good (Romans 12:17-21).

In other words, do not retaliate, the Lord will take care the people, you have the ability to take care of the devils; we’re in a war. And, in treating your enemies with love, it could change their hearts.

In the Old Testament the Lord took care everything when it came His peoples’ enemies because they didn’t have the Spirit of God living in them, and they did not know how to Love in spite of.  The people didn’t have the power like we have today. If you don’t believe what the Word of God says, then that Dunamis power cannot work in or through you.

Before I understood about spiritual warfare, something happened that really made me upset because it was happening on a continual basis. One I got tired of it and said: “Lord, I going to let “So and So” have it and ask You to forgive me later” After I blew my top, I was embarrassed because I lived in an apartment complex; my window was open, and there was a possibility my neighbors heard me. 

I was convinced that this was wrong.  But also, at that point in my life, I felt condemned which is not of God. Someone needs to know that we all make mistakes and bad choices, so I am saying to you today, ask the Lord to forgive you (1 John 1:9) and move on. Please don’t let the devil put you in condemnation. Brothers and sisters, I learned later that it was not flesh and blood that I was wrestling against; it was the demons working through the people.

 I want to go back on track and let you know that I had a bad temper, and even though I have a new nature and old things have passed away, there was some residue from the old nature that I needed to be delivered from. Remember, the spirit was saved, but the flesh will not be saved (get a glorified body) until we reach heaven. We have been delivered from the penalty of sin- payment that Christ took upon Himself for us’ the power of sin that we are continually being delivered from, and we will be delivered from the presence of since when we get to heaven.

I am striving more and more to be like Jesus. I am God’s masterpiece, but there is still much to be changed, still a work in progress; don’t claim to know it all; have not arrived; but I am pressing toward the mark of the high call of God in Jesus Christ (Philippians 3:14).

I am at the place in my life where I’m not to proud to admit that I was wrong, and it’s becoming easier to apologize.

Friends, be encourages and keep striving to be more like Jesus! Love everybody!

His handmaiden, Betty A. Burnett ~ burnettministries.org