Perspective
“Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” 2 Timothy 2:3
Can we not observe that everyone doesn’t love us? Some don’t even like us, right? Some love and like us. We’d better examine ourselves if no one hates us and everyone like us (2 Corinthians 13:4-5). “Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.” (Luke 6:26) Wear the hatred of Satan and his children as a badge of honor unto the LORD who bought you with His precious blood! We are in warfare.
Is your hand on the plow or are you lukewarm? It’s either / or.
“And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:62
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HAS anyone called you a wolf, a false prophet, or said you have a devil? This is exactly what has been done to all of Christ’s servants. We are in good company saints! Jesus told us to “rejoice” when we are persecuted for His name’s sake! (Matthew 5:10-12) Check out what the religionists of Christ’s day said of John the Baptist and the Son of God:
“For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He (John the Baptist) hath a devil.” Luke 7:33
“And many of them said, He (Jesus) hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?” John 10:20
This Life Shall Soon Past – So Let us Look Passed it – into Eternity!
“For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Romans 8:18
In light of the fact that as Jesus’ disciples, we are going to suffer great persecutions and afflictions, and slander, this is an encouragement. In one of the resumes of his sufferings for Christ, Paul brings out this following gem that we can find great comfort in saints….
“By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;” 2 Corinthians 6:8
Notice the contrast between how lost souls viewed Paul and how God and His people viewed him and his ministering partners:
- “honour” vs “dishonour”
- “evil report” vs “good report”
- “deceivers” vs “true”
Satan and the sinful often work to malign the righteous, to frame them up as evil.
Satan’s slanderers dishonored Paul but God honored them. The apostle was called evil but the LORD and His people had a “good report” of him. The devil’s disciples called Paul and his team “deceivers” and yet before God and the godly they were “true.”
Jesus says “rejoice” when persecuted and “Woe unto you” if you’re not being persecuted (Matthew 5:10-12; Luke 6:26).
EVER been told “you are a devil” or “you have a devil”? You are in good company if so!!!
Of John the Baptist and Jesus, the wicked said of each of them that they “hath a devil.” (Luke 7:33; John 10:20-21)
Litmus Test: Are you shining out enough divine light to be “hated”?
“And ye shall be hated of all men for my name’s sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.” Matthew 10:22
Committing Ourselves to the LORD
As Jesus and His apostles demonstrated, we must commit ourselves to God and how He views us.
“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:” 1 Peter 2:23
What matters is what God sees and knows.
“Crucified … unto the world”
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” Galatians 6:14
“Who”?
“Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” Romans 8:33-34
Jesus warned us that if all men like us and therefore speak well of us, that would put us in the category of being false.
“Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.” Luke 6:26
When the world, the ungodly call you a deceiver, drag up the words of other slanders, dig up your past sins, and assault your name, you can take heart that the wicked have done this to the prophets, the LORD Jesus, the apostles, and all true saints throughout New Testament history (ref. Foxe’s Book of Martyrs). See Proverbs 16:27-28.
“But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me. 12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. 13 But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:10-13
“And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:28
“Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh. 22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. 23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.” Luke 6:21-23
“Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: 13 But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. 14 If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.” 1 Peter 4:12-14
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