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The Bible Says in Matthew 5:10-12;Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake; for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad for great is your reward in heaven; for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you. We as Christians in America face many hardships. Often we are shunned, laughed at, talked about behind our backs,often swimming against the flow of the mainstream. We may even experience the loss of our means of financial support for being so bold as to share Christ with fellow co-workers. In all this we should give thanks. Let us take a moment......and think about what the Bible calls Persecution. We shall experience suffering which people and institutions inflict upon us for being different in our faith, world views, culture or race. Persecution seeks to intimidate, silence, punish or even kill people. I know that we as Christians in this world face many difficulties (2 Corinthians 4:17-18 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. while we look not at the things which are seen, but the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal: but the things which are not seen are eternal). Let us take a moment to pray and concider those Christians around the world who are experiencing the worst of that Persecution the Bible speaks of. Christians who are having to hide out in underground Churches to praise the Lord and read His Holy Word, freedoms we often take for granted. Everyday we have Brothers and Sisters who are being torchard and killed for standing firm on their faith in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior.
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