Love to Our Enemy
E. Johnson Proverbs 25:21, 22 If your enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:… I. LOVE DELIGHTS IN ITS OPPORTUNITY. (Ver. 21.) And to true Christian love there is no opportunity sweeter than the distress of a foe. II. LOVE DELIGHTS IN SUPPLYING NEED. It is the opposite of egotism, which clamours for personal satisfaction, and closes the avenues of pity to the distressed. III. LOVE IS VICTORIOUS OVER EVIL. (Ver. 22.) A wholesome pain is excited in the mind of the enemy. He begins to feel regret and remorse. The torch of a love divinely kindled dissolves the barrier of ice between soul and soul. Evil is overcome good. IV. LOVE IS SURE OF ITS REWARD. Both present, in conscience; and eternal in the fruits and in the award of God. Not a cup of cold water shall be forgotten. - J. Parallel Verses KJV: If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink: WEB: If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat. If he is thirsty, give him water to drink: