Daily Devo | Love My Enemies? I Barely Love My Friends! (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 5:1-26) [corrected]

Daily Devo | Love My Enemies? I Barely Love My Friends! (New Testament in a Year, Matthew 5:1-26) [corrected]

Published: January 7, 2026

Duration: 15:51

[An earlier version of this podcast was uploaded without the first scripture reading.]

Throughout this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus continues to magnify the reach of God's Law, not just to our behavior, but to our hearts. God wants us to know God's heart and follow it in all ways, even to the point of loving our enemies. God's love is so amazing that it extends even to those who see themselves as God's enemies, and Jesus invites us to follow God's example.

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