Summary: <p><strong> Hi, this is Ricky and our Daily Devotional today is found in Matthew 5:43-48. </strong><strong>Feel free to read along in the show notes below.</strong><br> <strong>Also, I’d love to hear your thoughts on this scripture so comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-543-48/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-543-48/</a>.</strong></p> <p><span class="text Matt-5-43"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">43 </sup>“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23279" class="text Matt-5-44"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">44 </sup>But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23280" class="text Matt-5-45"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">45 </sup>so that you may be sons of your Father who is 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.</span></span><span id="en-ESV-23281" class="text Matt-5-46"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">46 </sup>For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23282" class="text Matt-5-47"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">47 </sup>And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?</span></span> <span id="en-ESV-23283" class="text Matt-5-48"><span class="woj"><sup class="versenum">48 </sup>You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.</span></span></p> <p><strong>What do you think? </strong><br> <strong>Comment on this episode at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-543-48/">http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/podcast/matthew-543-48/</a>. </strong><br> <strong>Email me with comments, feedback, or prayer requests at <a href="mailto:dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com">dailydevotionalpodcast@gmail.com</a> and you can follow me on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/devotionpodcast">@devotionpodcast</a>. Also, you can like us on Facebook at <a href="http://dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook">www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/facebook</a> . </strong><br> Did you know that you can support the Daily Devotional Podcast on Patreon for as little as $1. Become a Patron at <a href="http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support">http://www.dailydevotionalpodcast.com/support</a>. Easy Lemon Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/</p>
