Daily Verse
November 20
Blessed; reviled; persecuted; falsely spoken against.
Matthew 5:11 'Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake.'
It is not for Christians to revile; persecute; or speak falsely against others.
We are blessed and we carry this blessing to all who will receive Christ.
If we elevate ourselves and seek our own desires
then the world will recognise itself in us.
If we love Christ more than the pleasures of the world
then it will see we are different.
We will be reviled when faithfulness to Christ
means more than the prosperity of the world;
we will be persecuted when truth
means more than friendship with the world;
and we will be falsely spoken against
when obedience to Christ means more than personal advantage.