Proverbs 25:21-22 - Homilies By E. Johnson

Love to our enemy

I. LOVE DELIGHTS IN ITS OPPORTUNITY . ( Proverbs 25:21 .) 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 . ( Proverbs 25:22 .) 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.