"SHOULD WE PRAY FOR BAD PEOPLE?"

God chastises evil, no question about it, but, should we restrain
ourselves of praying so the punishment reserved for those that
do evil continues? Listen to this:
David, King David, order Joab to number Israel, because of this
sin, through the prophet Gad, he is given choices of three pun-
ishments; Three years of famine, flee for three months before
your enemies, while they pursue you, or three days of pestilence
in your land. David said: Let us fall now into the hand of the
LORD for his mercies are great and let me not fall into the hands
of man. So the LORD sent a pestilence upon Israel and they died
seventy thousand men.
And when the angel stretched his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy
it, the LORD repented him of the evil and said to the angel that
destroyed the people, It is enough! Stay now thy hand.
And the prophet of God told David to erect and altar.
David built there an altar unto the LORD and offered burnt offer-
ings, and peace offerings so the LORD was intreated for the land
and the plague was stayed from Israel. II Samuel 24-10 and on.
God hears prayers, but, should we pray for bad people?
Yes! We do! The Bible says that there is not a single righteous
man over the earth, Romans 3-10.
Which means we’re all bad, however, somebody prayed for us
so we could be saved! Shouldn’t we do the same?
“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 despite-
fully use you and persecute you. That ye may be children of your
Father which is in heaven”… Mathew 5-44
“Father if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: Nevertheless
not my will but thine be done. (Referring, I think of Calvary)
Luke 22-42.
We could not put our will ahead of the will of God; but we could
help with our prayers to soften his anger and retrieve his punish-
ment… if He wills!
GOD LOVES US!
Let’s implore Him with all our heart!

José Salazar
S. de C.