Hate your enemies

Hate your enemies? I’m sure you are thinking has Mike lost it? I thought he was supposed to be this Christian and that Jesus said love your enemies? The first thing we have to do is establish who the enemy really is and I think once we do that you will understand the title of today’s blog. The real enemy is revealed in Ephesians 6:11-12:

¹¹ Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. ¹² For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.

I’m pretty sure that we should not love the devil, evil rulers, evil authorities and evil spirits. In fact we are to suit up and fight against them. We are given the battle plan to fight against Satan in verse 11. It does not say go out and seek the devil it says stand firm. That is all you have to do is to suit up and stand firm. Remember what they say war is hell, it may not be easy but just stand firm. As you know the Bible also says resist the devil and he will flee. Going out and looking for him is probably not a good idea. Also keep in mind that all of the stuff that you go through every day that is caused by people and we know there is plenty of that, that it’s not them you’re really fighting against it’s the things listed here, the devil, evil rulers, evil authorities and evil spirits.  Believe it or not as Christians there are things that we are supposed to hate, these things and sin are on that list.