Persecuted for Righteousness
Matthew 5:10 – Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Persecution for righteousness (for the sake of righteousness) is a part of the Christian living and fate. Jesus told us that we will be hated and persecuted because of Him – John 15:18, 1 John 3:13, Luke 6:22, Luke 12:51.
Why will you and I be hated by the world? We have not bought their ways and principles. More so, our fellowship of Christ pulled us from them. This is why Christ said He has come to bring division (dividing the good from the bad and turning people over to good thereby making them to be divided from their bad company but beyond the physical, Christ brought peace on earth).
Right from the bible days even in the Old Testament, those that choose to follow God are always persecuted but the good news is that they are always victorious at the end. Beloved, this persecution is everywhere, in Nigeria the bad eggs in Islam are persecuting the Christians, even the bad eggs and ‘wolves in sheep’s clothing’ in Christianity are in association with the bad eggs of Islam. See the case of the Dapchi girls that were kidnapped, only the girl (Leah Sheribu) that refused to deny Christ is yet to be released. God help the Christians!
The promise to those that are persecuted for righteousness sake is the hope that we have and that will make us to continue enduring the persecution. I pray that we Christians will never give in to the persecution thereby compromising our faith. Joseph, David, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, the Hebrew boys and others were all persecuted but they held onto the faith. May God help us all in Jesus name, Amen.
Matthew 5:10 – Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Persecution for righteousness (for the sake of righteousness) is a part of the Christian living and fate. Jesus told us that we will be hated and persecuted because of Him – John 15:18, 1 John 3:13, Luke 6:22, Luke 12:51.
Why will you and I be hated by the world? We have not bought their ways and principles. More so, our fellowship of Christ pulled us from them. This is why Christ said He has come to bring division (dividing the good from the bad and turning people over to good thereby making them to be divided from their bad company but beyond the physical, Christ brought peace on earth).
Right from the bible days even in the Old Testament, those that choose to follow God are always persecuted but the good news is that they are always victorious at the end. Beloved, this persecution is everywhere, in Nigeria the bad eggs in Islam are persecuting the Christians, even the bad eggs and ‘wolves in sheep’s clothing’ in Christianity are in association with the bad eggs of Islam. See the case of the Dapchi girls that were kidnapped, only the girl (Leah Sheribu) that refused to deny Christ is yet to be released. God help the Christians!
The promise to those that are persecuted for righteousness sake is the hope that we have and that will make us to continue enduring the persecution. I pray that we Christians will never give in to the persecution thereby compromising our faith. Joseph, David, Elijah, Isaiah, Jeremiah, the Hebrew boys and others were all persecuted but they held onto the faith. May God help us all in Jesus name, Amen.
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