When persectued remember God rewards
The Sermon of the Beatitudes (1886-96) by James Tissot from the series The Life of Christ, Brooklyn Museum (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Matthew 5:10–12 “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. …For your reward is great in heaven” (vv. 11–12). Our flesh may not like to hear it, but biblical Christianity does not promise to make our lives better, at least in the short term. Actually, Jesus tells us that following Him as Lord will bring us many trials and tribulations. This is His point in this passage. In concluding the Beatitudes , the Savior declares “blessed” those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake ( Matt. 5:10). Jesus does not say if you are persecuted. Attacks from unrighteous people are inevitable for the Christian , not mere possibilities. In fact, persecution is such a part and parcel of serving Jesus that we should question our allegiance to Christ if we never face persecution for H