The attitude that David shows towards his enemies in Psalm 35:12-14 is exactly the kind of attitude Jesus tells us we should have towards our enemies in Matthew 5:43-45:
"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, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust."
David felt bad when his enemies returned evil to him for the good he had done to them. David mourned, fasted and prayed for his enemies when they were sick. David even mourned for them as one would mourn for his own mother.
This kind of love is amazing.
But it's the same kind of love God had towards us because we were all enemies of God at one time (Colossians 1:21).
May we remember to have this kind of love for our enemies knowing that
God loved us even when we were His enemies.
Logan Strawn
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