Loyalty to God!

For Sunday, December 5, 2021

Matthew 5:10 NIV: “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”

There are always pundits who poke fun at religious folks. And sometimes the “poking fun” turns into prejudice and persecution. Jesus is telling us to stick with God no matter what. Loyalty will be rewarded. Believers will get to see heaven from the inside; those ridiculing us will be abandoned on the outside – forever!

I don’t believe that God micromanages earth. Oh sure, he can intervene when necessary. But he allows us great freedom in settling small matters. Sometimes mankind isn’t too good at it! The great equalizer comes when we enter the life after this life. Remember when Jesus said that the first will be last and the last will be first? In the next life, God puts everything in the proper order; he numbers everything His way, the right way!

In the end, everything will be OK - we have been promised hope!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus in the City Fellowship, 3249 30th Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55406