Love even enemies?

Joseph told his brothers when he was 39 years old

(at the age of 30, he was put in charge of the whole land of Egypt + 7 years of harvest

+ 2^nd year of famine revealing that he was Joseph and told them God’s will = 39 years old)

not only that he was Joseph but also God’s will of sending him to Egypt ahead of his brothers:

“…  for God sent me before you to preserve life”,

“God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth …” (Gen. 45:5, 7).

And until he died at the age of 110 (50:22), for 71 years,

Joseph provided for his older brothers who hated him, tried to kill him and sold him

 and their little ones (v. 21).

When I thought about Joseph’s life and death, he reminded me Jesus.

Jesus, who loved us and wanted to forgive all our sins and thus died on the cross

In order to save the lives of such sinners like us who were enemies of God (Rom. 5:8, 10),

Commanded us “But I say to you, love your enemies

and pray for those who persecute you” (Mt. 5:44).

Although my instinct is not to love my enemies but to hate them and revenge on them,

But through God who is at work in me, both to will and to work for His good pleasure (Phil. 2:13)

I want to love my enemies like Jesus and Joseph.