"Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you."
~ Matthew 5:11–12
The Joy of the Lord empowers us to rejoice in the midst of severe trials even in the case of an extreme one such as being persecuted. Rejoicing and being glad in God because of His Joy and His pleasure even in unrejoicable times like this shows that our ultimate treasure is not found primarily in our comfort and any of our wellness, but in the faithfulness and goodness of our Loving God!
Where the opportunities come, may we indeed reflect His faithful goodness to us by being faithful and good to love others around us resolutely.
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