Name: Josh
Scripture: Exodus 23-24
4"If you come across your enemy's ox or donkey wandering off, be sure to take it back to him. 5If you see the donkey of someone who hates you fallen down under its load, do not leave it there; be sure you help him with it." Exodus 23: 4-5
OAP: I seriously read every other passage for todays entry and nothing was really new or seemed that intriguing. But today the new testament, which is usually dry for me, was pretty interesting and challenging. I hate to say it but i believe if i ever did come across an enemy of mine or in distress or needing help i would take it as a sign from God that they are getting punished or something. When bad people have bad things done to them in return, i sometimes feel smug or satisfied, like they had it coming. It never really occurred to me that God loves the people who hate my guts, its not like Hes on my side and trying to sabotage them. He doesn't hold grudges like me. Its probably the people who despise me the most that God wants to love on the most, like how he wants his lost sheep to come home. But i laugh and rejoice at the fallen sheep that God longs to hold again, exactly the opposite of what im called to do as a christian.
Prayer: God teach me to love like you.
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