Matthew 5:11-12 NLT
God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way.
You may have started to read this scripture and thought about all the drama around you and how people may have you as their topic of the day. But as you read on you see that this is about our relationship ship with Jesus and stepping out to share Him with others either in words or in action.
When out in the world we come against the enemy, the evil one. As we become Jesus to the world around us the enemy over their lives is not happy. We become the target of many who want nothing to do with the truth.
Our walk on the right side is not always an easy one. Like Paul, we too have our thorns in our side. We have people of the world against us. People shooting arrows at us. But we are covered by the blood of Jesus. We have the grace of God on everything we do; His Favor.
When people come against us as we move out to fulfill the commission Jesus gave us we praise God. If we are not being persecuted perhaps we not walking the walk.
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