Praying for Our Enemies
Recently my family and I visited the CANDLES Holocaust Museum in
Terre Haute, Indiana. Eva Kor, an Auschwitz survivor during WWII, was a Mengele
twin. Dr. Josef Mengele, known as “Doctor Death,” performed medical experiments
on the concentration camp victims and twins at Auschwitz. They were subjected
to horrendous conditions and experiments. Eva Kor survived. “Forgiveness is a personal act,” Eva says, “forgiveness
leads to peace.”
Pinchas Gutter, a holocaust survivor says, “I will never forgive.
They should burn in hell.” How sad! I am
sure he is tormented by his memories as a child, whereas Eva is free from this
torment.
Scriptures tell us in Matthew 5:44, “But I say unto you, Love
your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and
pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you.” The Bible says
that the Lord turned the captivity of Job when he prayed for his friends. Job
42:10, “And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his
friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.” Blessings come
when we forgive and pray for our enemies.
Many years ago, at two different times, we heard false rumors
against us. They hurt! My husband and I chose to forgive each offender. We have
been blessed in our ministry because of it. We chose to love, to forgive, and
to pray for them. There is a peace and
liberty that comes when we truly can forgive our enemies.
-Written By Jeannie Collins
