"Why Is It Controversial To Pray For Our Enemies?"

Saturday night I learned that my Democrat Governor, Phil Murphy, has a tumor on his kidney which is likely cancerous.  Considering that he recently signed a bill requiring New Jersey schools to teach LGBT History (leaving out, of course, teaching how God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of rampant Homosexuality), I must admit that my FIRST reaction to Murphy's health revelation was....GLOATING.

This was a SINFUL knee-jerk reaction on my part, and I quickly confessed it to God as such.

And, within minutes, I went on Facebook with a post asking PRAYERS for the Governor.  Here's what I posted, along with a link about his announcement...

He's my Governor, I don't like this man, but Scripture says to pray FOR those in authority, not AGAINST them.

May this affliction cause Murphy to SEEK THE LORD!!

I posted this, though, thinking that SOME Christians reading it might think it was "controversial." And, here on Monday morning (after sleeping on that thought TWICE), it's a reaction that STILL sticks with me. You see, there are SOME who think we should pray that the Lord would REMOVE Murphy....TAKE his life....via this tumor. But the Bible bids us pray that, like David who "before he was afflicted, went astray but then kept God's commandments," Murphy would truly LIVE before God because of this situation.

The man is headed for HELL if he doesn't repent, but GOD doesn't take pleasure in that reality...should WE?? Should we wish him dead rather than pray he would get RIGHT WITH GOD, THROUGH THE BLOOD OF THE LORD JESUS CHRIST??  Do we really, REALLY know how horrible Hell is if we can wish that ANYONE would hasten to go there??

Yes, Jesus said to pray for our enemies, and I certainly count Murphy as ONE of those because of the LGBT issue and several other issues.  And it is certainly Christian to OPPOSE what Murphy is doing to New Jersey school children.  But we should pray that Murphy will be healed, physically AND spiritually, that his physical healing will be seen as the goodness of God which will lead him to repentance.

Yes, it's Christian to OPPOSE Murphy's present, evil policies.

However, it is ALSO Christian to pray for his REDEMPTION...and that shouldn't be controversial.  If it is, perhaps WE have a potential cancer on our Christianity.