in the last part of the 8th attitude for happiness JESUS gives a great encouragement to remember when we are harassed. matthew 5.12 (niv) JESUS says, rejoice and be glad because great is your reward [not average, great] in heaven. there are special honors reserved for those who experience persecution. JESUS says you are in good company: in the same way they persecuted the prophets which were before you.
history tells us that every one of the 11 remaining disciples were martyred except john who died on the isle of patmos. everyone was killed, crucified, or tortured. peter was crucified. he was crucified upside down.
there are going to be degrees of reward in heaven. we're not all going to be the same. there are levels of reward in heaven. the bible says that there will be great reward for people who handle harassment with the right attitude.
there’s a verse that says, store up treasures in heaven. one of the ways you store up treasures in heaven is by responding like JESUS would when people put you down. it's your attitude. and some of us are going to be pretty poor when we get up there.
romans 8.17 (tev), since we are HIS children, if we share CHRIST's suffering, we will also share in his glory.
we are going to share in his glory. when i think of this verse i think of these big marques on the strip in vegas telling who's appearing. i can see these stars all over heaven that says "now appearing for eternity JESUS CHRIST! co-starring, bill williams" it says it! if we share in HIS suffering we will share in HIS glory. you have no idea what that involves. but it's better than you can imagine. is it worth the little put downs at school when you consider what's going to happen for eternity? we're going to share in his glory!
matthew 19.29 says that whatever you give up for the LORD's sake here in the earth, HE will restore a hundred fold in eternity. that's 10,000% interest!
why do we rejoice? focus on the future rewards. recognize the source. harassment is from the devil, not that person who is hassling you; it's a spiritual battle. you refuse to retaliate. respond positively. love them, pray for them. and rejoice over it because GOD's SPIRIT can be seen in your life. and HE trusts you with persecution. it's only temporary anyway. the reward is going to far outweigh the inconvenience.
just a thought from the front porch…
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