In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus described the differences between living for the Kingdom of Heaven and defaulting to a carnal, self-serving life. One such difference is suffering for taking a stand for what is right. He said the suffering will come in the form of persecution, primarily because of Him. The world rejected Him even though He came to save it. It will reject and persecute us because we align with Him and want to do right because He taught us to.

With the power of His Spirit, we can live for Him even though we suffer persecution because of Him.

READ/LISTEN: Matt. 5,6