![]() Let’s look at a passage of God’s words to understand who the people that God intends to save are. It absolutely does not refer to the devil Satan. Therefore, when the Lord Jesus said “love your enemies,” these “enemies” were referring to the people that God intends to save, the ones who can be saved. This kind of practice is in line with God’s will. For such people, we should pray for them, asking God to move them to repent, confess their sins, and turn to God. Upon hearing God’s words and the truth, they can turn to God and accept the true way. But they don’t hate God and don’t directly oppose God. ![]() Before hearing God’s word and the truth, they don’t understand God’s will, and don’t know God some even judge God’s work after being deceived by Satan. These people are God’s sheep, the ones God intends to save. However, among the corrupted human race under Satan’s influence, there are some who are willing to listen to God’s voice and who can accept the truth. Without God’s love and salvation, they would all be destroyed by God. They can deny God, oppose God, and pass judgment on God. So, who are the “enemies” that we are supposed to love? We can see that humanity has been corrupted too deeply by Satan, living in sin. The Lord Jesus never asked us to pray for Satan, to pray for the regime of Satan that resist God, and He never said to save the devil Satan. Based on this fact, we can determine that when the Lord Jesus talked about “loving your enemies,” He absolutely did not refer to the devil Satan, nor did He refer to Satanic regimes that oppose God. God showed them no mercy, only curses and destruction. In human history, every regime of Satan, the kings of devils in the world, that oppose God and persecute God’s chosen people, all have received punishment from God. To clarify this issue, first, we must understand that God’s work of salvation is for the human race corrupted by Satan, not for the devil Satan that deceives and corrupts humanity. This is completely against the will of God. This has led some people to pray for the devil Satan’s regime that hates God, pray for the wicked who oppose God and even blaspheme God. However, many people do not know who the “enemies” and those who “persecute you” referred to by the Lord Jesus are. This is the teaching of the Lord Jesus for us. The Lord Jesus said, “ But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you” (Matthew 5:44). Who are the “enemies” and those who “persecute you” referred to in these words of the Lord? What is its connection to the people God aims to save? Read this text to find the answers and to understand whether you are among those whom God seeks to save. Today's Verse The Lord Jesus said, “But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you.”
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