Here is today’s Bible reading:  Deuteronomy 1:46-3:29; Luke 6:12-38; Psalm 67:1-7; Proverbs 11:27.

Luke 6:27-29 (NIV)
“But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, [28] bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. [29] If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Is there anything more unnatural than loving your enemies?  Yet, this life of following Jesus is not natural–it is supernatural.  It is lived in the Spirit and not in the flesh.  The Holy Spirit empowers us to do what we ourselves cannot do.  Some people dismiss passages like this as being too extreme to be practically lived out.  So we view ourselves as somehow being exempt.  But we must be reminded that the life God has called us to live is indeed extreme.  Thank God for His power to do what is truly supernatural.