Mat 5:11 “Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Mat 5:12 “Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.
After Jesus had finished describing the beatitudes, he then turned to his disciples with a message of hope in a hostile environment. Being close acquaintances to Jesus was not going to make life easy for them. No! Life was going to be bumpy!
They were going to suffer insults, slander, and persecution for his names sake. People were going to say all kinds of evil things against them and even accuse them falsely. When such happened, they should not be angry or seek revenge but should should rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is their reward in heaven.
Christian friends, you are going to suffer insults, ridicule ,slander and persecution for his names sake. Apostle Paul wrote :” *I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us( Rom 8:18). For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all ( 2Co 4:17).” Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in heaven!
Further readings:
Gen 50:20
2Ti 1:11-12
1Pe 3:13-14
🙏Blessed Day🙏