Be Like Christ

Jesus said, “Blessed are those who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness.” What does that mean? It means blessed are those who are persecuted for being like Him.

How do I know that? I read the next verse. Jesus said, “Blessed are you when men cast insults at you, and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, on account of Me.”

It’s easy to be persecuted for being obnoxious, or doing something wrong, or for being political. But it’s a whole different standard when we say that the blessing is for those who are persecuted for being like Jesus.

We need to realize, though, that opposition is normal for those who follow Christ. Jesus was rejected and crucified by the world. His followers can expect that they too will be rejected.

Genuine righteousness is offensive to a Christ-rejecting world.

But Christ blesses His followers.

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