Happy Sunday!
" God will bless you when people insult you, mistreat you, and tell all kinds of evil lies about you because of me. Be happy and excited! You will have a great reward in heaven. People did these same things to the prophets who lived long ago."(Matthew 5:11-12 CEV)
Jesus called our enemy, Satan, the Father of Lies! In John 8:44 he says, "Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it."(KJV). Satan's favorite weapon is deception! He wants to convince people that he is the good guy, and that God is evil! BUT we won't be deceived!
God is Always GOOD! God has a good plan for us! Jeremiah 29:11 says, "I say this because I know the plans that I have for you.” This message is from the Lord. “I have good plans for you. I don’t plan to hurt you. I plan to give you hope and a good future."(Easy-to-Read Version). In light of this, what can we do to make our lives easier when we are lied on, cheated, talked about, and mistreated? Great question! I'm so glad you asked! Jesus said, "Be happy and excited!"(Matthew 5:12 CEV).
That's right do the exact opposite of what the enemy and the world expect you to do! Don't cry! Don't lament and say, "Woe is me!" Rejoice that you are the Righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and you are on the path to a great reward!(2 Corinthians 5:21). Don't be fooled either! You don't have to wait until you get to Heaven to get your reward! Jesus said, "Everyone who has left houses, brothers, sisters, father, mother, children, or farms to follow me will get much more than they left. And they will have eternal life. Many people who are first now will be last in the future. And many who are last now will be first in the future."(Mark 19:29-30 Easy-to-Read Version). Now that's Good News!
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