“All who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.”
-2 TIMOTHY 3:12 ESV
Persecution
should come as no surprise to those who seek first the Kingdom of God,
because that kind of singlehearted pursuit for
things Above will only antagonize those earthly-minded folk who cannot
comprehend that level of Righteousness where Jesus is really All and
Everything.
Persecution
for the sake of that all-encompassing Righteousness, that universal
dominion of Christ on His Throne, is the best proof we could possibly
give that we really are kings and priests. The depth of our sufferings
reveals the depth of our relationship with God, and if our suffering is
light then our relationship is certainly shallow. When we can take up
the Cross daily and follow after Christ then the centurions of this
world will be able to look at us and say, “Surely this person is a son
or daughter of God. Not only do they represent Him with their life, they
represent Him with their death.”
Source: "The Irresistible Kingdom" by
Chip Brogden
http://www.chipbrogden.com/books/the-irresistible-kingdom
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