The first step to show this love is by coming to this sinful world. Repaying evil for evil will not keep this world balanced. If we want to show that we love Him then we must obey Him.For us to show the world who God is, we as His children must display His nature to all men. He even says that he warned them for 2 years with tears (Acts 20:31).So, when should I pray against my enemies?
The day sin entered the world, man has become the enemy of God – automatically, we were enemies of Jesus.“But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.”“Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.”“Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”We were made in God’s image. With your sword, save me from the wicked. I want to focus on what is easy for me.Make them bear their guilt, O God; let them ofall by their own counsels, because of the abundance of their transgressions cast them out, for they have rebelled against you.There are only some times in scripture when people pray against their enemies. And what prayer examples do we have from the Bible? The kind of Love that Jesus displayed was an uncommon love. While we might really want to pray for their destruction, we wonder exactly what the Bible says about that. Examples of Prayer in the Bible.
But not all the news surrounding David is good. Here are some biblical examples of prayers you can pray against your enemies if the situation allows it.The gospel is very important and many people will attempt to change it to meet their own needs and desires. The question that needs to be asked next is what times are appropriate to pray against our enemies?So, what should our first response be? Other imprecatory Psalms include chapters 7, 9, 35, 39, 55, 58, 59, 69, 79, 83, 94, 109, 129, 137, 140. There are aspects of these prayers that we can identify which we can use as well.For example, Paul’s address to the elders that the Ephesian church includes him begging them not to fall victim to savage wolves who would come and lure the disciples away. Scripture constantly points to the importance of the gospel and holding to the message that has been passed down.However, in the situation in which we can pray against our enemies, we should make sure that our hearts are in a godly place. Our first response should not usually be anger or wishing destruction.So, we do see that there are times when we should (or at least can) pray against our enemies. There are numerous examples of actual imprecatory prayers in the Bible. People truly do deserve the wrath of God. The second act of love is by dying for our sins. To me this is a reflection of the gospel. David perpetrates one of the Bible’s most heinous crimes: He commits adultery with a woman named Bathsheba, who’s the wife of one of David’s most loyal soldiers, Uriah. We should pray imprecatory prayers (prayers against our enemies) because they are in the Bible.We do have to also consider the Bible’s teaching on love and patience toward our enemies. Before Stephen died, He prayed for his enemies, those who were persecuting him.Jesus came down, not minding the state we were with Him. We feel like how can I love someone that keeps sinning against me? As a man, David conquers all Israel’s enemies and begins a dynasty that would rule Jerusalem for nearly 500 years. Is the Bible telling us to love Satan?God can never tell us to love Satan. Life here on earth is a battleground.