Why the Bible Tells Us to Bless Our Enemies

The episode emphasizes the challenge and importance of blessing one’s enemies, as instructed by Jesus in Luke 6:27-28 and supported by various scriptures such as Romans 12:21 and Proverbs 4:23. Blessing enemies helps break cycles of darkness, guards the heart, demonstrates God's spirit within, releases God's perfect justice, and positions believers for divine rewards. The podcast reminds listeners that this practice protects one's identity as a child of God and aligns with living a spirit-led life.

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Introduction: Bless Your Enemies

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 One of the hardest commands in all of scripture is this, bless your enemies. It cuts against our flesh, our pride, and our sense of justice. Everything in us wants to retaliate, to defend, to prove ourselves right. Yet Jesus did not just tell us to love those who love us. He called us higher, he said in Luke 6 27 to 28, but I say to you who hear, love your enemies.

Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who abuse you. This is not just a nice suggestion. It is a kingdom principle. When Jesus tells us to bless those who curse us, he is protecting our spirit, not excusing their behavior. He is calling us to live above the natural response of retaliation and to walk in the supernatural response of the spirit.

The Challenge of Blessing Enemies

Let's unpack why this command is so powerful and why it matters so much for your life. Blessing your enemies breaks the cycle of darkness. When someone mistreats you, the flesh wants to strike back. Someone lies on you, so you feel justified in lying on them. Someone gossips about you, so you expose their flaws.

Someone curses you, so you curse them right back. That is the cycle of the world. Evil for evil, blow for blow, wound for wound. But Jesus is saying, don't play their game. Romans 1221 declares Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. The moment you respond in the same spirit they attacked you with, you have been pulled into their battlefield.

You're no longer standing in the spirit. You're standing in the flesh. 

Breaking the Cycle of Darkness

Blessing your enemies is a way of breaking that cycle. It says, I refuse to let your darkness provoke darkness in me. I will not let your offense become my sin. Blessing. 

Guarding Your Heart

Your enemies guards your heart. Proverbs 4 23 says, keep your heart with all vigilance for from it flow the springs of life.

When you harbor bitterness, anger, and resentment, your heart becomes polluted. Blessing your enemies is less about them and more about you. It keeps your spirit free from poison. Think about it. When you curse your enemy, when you rehearse what they did, when you play the offense over and over in your mind, you are feeding the very thing that wants to destroy you.

But when you choose to bless you, release. You let it go into God's hands. You say, Lord, I trust you to handle them while I keep my heart clean. This is why Jesus said in Matthew 5 44, but I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. Prayer and blessing protect you from becoming like the very people who hurt you.

Reflecting God's Spirit

Blessing your enemies shows you belong to God. Romans 1214 says, bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse them. Paul echoes the command of Christ because this is what distinguishes the children of God from the children of the world. Anybody can love those who love them. Jesus said, even sinners do that.

But when you love those who hate you, you are showing that there is something different about you. You are proving that the spirit of God lives in you. It is a reflection of Christ himself. When Jesus was betrayed, mocked, beaten, and crucified. He did not call down angels to destroy his enemies. Instead, he prayed.

Father, forgive them for they know not what they do. Luke 2334. That is not weakness, that is power. Every time you bless, instead of curse, you are testifying to the world that Christ is alive in you.

Releasing God's Justice

 Blessing your enemies releases God's justice. One of the reasons we want to retaliate is because we feel like no one else will hold them accountable, but the Bible makes it clear. Vengeance belongs to God. Romans 1219 says, beloved never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God for it is written.

Vengeance is mine. I will repay, says the Lord. When you take revenge into your own hands, you are stepping into God's role. You are saying, I can handle this better than you, but when you release it, when you bless instead of curse, you are saying, Lord, I trust you to deal with this in your timing and your way.

And here's the truth. God's justice is always more complete than ours. We might settle for petty payback. God deals with the heart, he can convict, correct and redeem in ways we never could. Blessing. Your enemy is not excusing their sin. It's releasing them into God's courtroom instead of yours. 

Positioned for Reward

Blessing your enemies positions you for reward.

Proverbs 25 21 dash 22 says, if your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink for you will heap burning coals on his head and the Lord will reward you. Did you catch that? There is a reward for those who choose the higher road. God does not forget he sees when you choose obedience over vengeance, he sees when you humble yourself to bless instead of curse, and he promises a reward.

That reward might come as peace in your spirit, favor in your life, or blessings that flow back into your own household. But one thing is certain God honors those who honor his word. 

Conclusion: Walking in Kingdom Power

The Kingdom Way. Blessing your enemies is one of the hardest things you will ever do, but it is also one of the most freeing.

It breaks cycles, guards your heart, shows your identity, releases God's justice and positions you for reward. The next time someone mistreats you, pause before you respond. Remember Luke 6 27 to 28. Remember Romans 12, 14. Remember the example of Jesus on the cross and instead of cursing, choose to bless.

Speak life where they spoke death. Release peace where they sowed chaos. Because blessing your enemies is not about agreeing with what they did. It is about protecting who you are. You are a child of the most high God, and when you bless you are walking in the power of his kingdom. Bless your enemies kingdom principles love like Jesus, overcome evil with good spirit led life.

 Thank you for joining the Ministering Angel Podcast. Stay connected, stay inspired, and continue growing in faith. Until next time, be blessed and keep shining your light.