God Will Bless You!!

People will insult you and hurt you. They will lie and say all kinds of evil things about you because you follow me. But when they do, you will be blessed.

Matthew 5:11 

 

Have you ever noticed that the teachings of Jesus always seem to fly in the face of our natural reactions?  Let's face it, it's rather difficult to be nice to someone who seems bent on making you miserable, yet Jesus tells us we are to pray for those who treat us badly.  Why would we want to do that?  Could it be that He expects us to be the example of kindness to those who are unkind?

 

In today's verse, Jesus comes right out and tells us that some people will be out to get you, to discredit you, to ruin your reputation, to put you in a bad light for others.  The reasons for doing such things....Jesus doesn't consider them worthy of mention.  Instead, we are supposed to focus on OUR actions and attitudes.