God speaks today Monday | June 10, 2024
But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the LORD: and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid.
(Jeremiah 39:17)Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
(Matthew 5:11) God's persecuted servants
God promised to protect Ebed-melech, a despised Ethiopian who helped Jeremiah during his persecution. This shows that God rewards those who help his persecuted servants. Even though Ebed-melech was a poor man, he was protected by God while thousands were killed by the Chaldeans. If we are faithful to God in times of persecution, he will be faithful to us and protect us from those who seek to harm us. No act of kindness towards a servant of God goes unrewarded, and if we defend Jesus, he will defend us.
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Cross Reference
If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.
(1 Peter 4:14)And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
(Luke 21:17)Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
(Matthew 24:9)Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
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