Engaging God When Persecuted
UNPACKING THE BEATITUDE:“Blessed are those who are persecuted because ofrighteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”Matthew 5:3-10, NIVThis is a difficult beatitude to understand. At firstglance, it is almost like Jesus is glorifying suffering andpersecution. Of course, he’s not. Jesus knowssuffering and persecution are wrong, but he alsoknows that—even in painful places of persecution—there …