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What Does Matthew 5:44 Mean?

 By: Anthony Joseph Hopkins

        Good Day Everyone!! How are all of you doing today?  Fine, I hope.  I have a question to ask all of you.  What does Matthew 5:44 Mean?  First, I want to say that I used to have a problem with this Bible verse.  I used to be the type of person who used to retaliate on my enemies.  I used to retaliate verbally and nonverbally to my enemies for a very long period of time.  I had a real bad attitude towards the people who have wronged me in the past.

        Second, I want to inform everyone that it is not easy to deal with enemies.  The enemies that I am currently dealing with are not flesh and blood.  My enemies that I am dealing with are principalities and powers.  I have been hearing voices that are not the Holy Spirit for the past 10 years now.  Even though I have made peace with all of my enemies.  I have another question.  How can you make peace with an enemy that you cannot see? 

        Third, I want to inform all of you that I cannot see things that are unknown.  I can rebuke Satan and his fallen angels.  I can pray for people who have used me personally.  I am very glad that I am on this subject because I got scammed out of $16,977 dollars in Western Union Funds by people that I did not know.  I was told to send my money to Accra, Ghana by people that I did not know.  I am also the type of person, who used to resent all of my enemies.  Right now, I am praying for all of my enemies. 

        Fourth, I am praying for people who owe me money.  Something told me a long time ago to pray for those who have used me for my money.  I had to pray for the women in my life, who have taken advantaged of me.  I read the Bible every single day of the week.  I want to say that I am also the type of person, who forgives very easily.  I know that I cannot forget it.  I am at peace with myself.  I am so happy right now that I am also a person who loves all people.

        Fifth, I feel a whole lot better with myself.  I do not want to preach out of an empty spirit.  I want to be filled with God’s Holy Spirit.  I am preaching out of an overflow.  I am the type of person, who have a lot of clutter in my life.  I have peace today, and the world was giving me trouble.  When it comes to this Bible verse, I have learned a valuable lesson from my past because I want to drive the devil away from my emotions. 

        Sixth, God wants me to come out of my situation.  Jesus Christ is giving me peace that I have never had before.  Jesus Christ is giving me His peace.  We are moved by what the Word of God is saying.  I have been clean and sober since May 2, 1990.  I got clean and sober on a Wednesday evening in Dayton, Ohio.  I got tired of the high cost to low living.  Praying is the way we communicate with God in our life. 

        Seventh and Finally, I want to say that I am more humble than I have ever been throughout my life.  I want more peace, love, and solitude in my life.  This is the reason why I do not argue with other people anymore.  If I am right about something, I will express it.  According to the Bible verse, I give freely to others.  I think before I act right now.  Even if I give people money, I have to think about it in advance.  Otherwise, God is working with me indirectly.

 God is working inside of me.  I do not go to bars and nightclubs anymore.  I do not deal with harlots.  I do not deal with lewd women anymore.  I am paying my tithes and offerings to the Church because the money that I earn each month belongs to God.  I have changed a whole lot behaviorally. 

1 Peter 3:14 says But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.  Do not fear their threats, do not be frightened.  There is a gentleman, who is afraid himself.  He has a weapon and doesn’t know how to use it.  This young man is angry with me because he lost his job over a misunderstanding.  All this is a misunderstanding between two people that are going in different places in life.  The first person is myself.  The second is one of my accusers.  At least he had a job and a promising future.  Me, myself, I have written two books in one year.  My books are not selling right now.  Perhaps, I should have put more effort into it.  Whereas, the other person feels depressed right now.  Mom always told me to never allowed a monkey to stop my show.  I say that, just to say this if a man doesn’t work, he doesn’t eat. 2 Thessalonians 3:10.  Meanwhile, I was truthful in my matters.  All I am saying is never allow a misunderstanding to get worse.  It’s a sore that doesn’t heal.  The sore itself gets infected. The battle is not yours but God’s.

The Battle has already been won, long before we all were born.  Frankly, I have been shot before.  When a man looks directly at his accusers, he has already been identified by God.  It looks like I am taking a little trip.  It happened before, on October 19, 1979, I was a freshman in high school when my closes friend shot me in the right leg.  At least I have something to remember it by.  I had surgery to repair a problem that is 40 years old.  I remember on Monday October 30, 2006, I had jaw surgery on my right side of my face.  I didn’t know that my right mandible was fractured.  I guess if I didn’t go to the dentist, I would have bled to death.  My bone marrow was leaking from my jaw.  What makes this situation different is that we are two African American Men, who are going through different paths of life.  Frankly, I took advantage of what the US Government has given all of us.  That is called Stimulus Money.  I decided to use my money to publish two books.  I got into trouble for fraud, but My charges were dropped because I used my stimulus money to publish two books.  The first one is called Essays and the second one is called My Grace is Sufficient for Me.  It was a present for myself.  The battle is not yours but God’s.  I have my tax documents to prove that I have earned money from selling my Intellectual property.  I didn’t earn very much money.  I guess it was the thought that counts.

Today is a brand new day for all of us.  It is an opportunity to make things happen in a positive way.  Lord God, I want to thank you for waking me up this morning.  I thank you for keeping it real with me.  Lord God I laugh right now because life itself is precious.  Life is really what you make out of it.  Life is a course that we choose to make.  At least for me, I have had it all.  To lose it it is a choice that I make for myself.  Right Now, I prefer to share my love and wealth.  This is an opportunity for two men to make a life for themselves.  All that we have is today.  Tomorrow is not promised to anyone.  If you read Proverbs 27:1 it states that do not boast about tomorrow for you never know what a day may bring forth.