“Blessed are you when people 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 in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”
---- mine,
Do not imagine that the persecution of those who belong to God and live according to His Commandments is something new; it is not. It's as old as Cain and Abel. All who are friends of God and faithful to His call and strive in all things to be guided by the Spirit of God have been enemies of those who live by the dictates of the world, the flesh, and the devil. You are Mine, and because I have called you out of the world, anointed you and consecrated you, and because you desire to be My faithful servant and disciple, a sign of contradiction in a world that celebrates evil, you will be hated, persecuted, reviled, and mocked by the enemies of truth. Do not be surprised by the level of hate and persecution directed at you. Be strong, keep your gaze fixed firmly on the Cross that instrument of torture and shame so reviled by the world, but the only means by which all are saved. Remember that you are a daughter of the Most High God, a friend and spouse of the Son of God, and empowered by the Spirit of God. Walk in the freedom of those who belong to the Kingdom of Heaven. You are covered with My Blood, and you abide in Me as I abide in you. Remain in My love.
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