The Persecuted
"Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven..." Matthew 5:10-12
Those who hungered and thirsted for
righteousness
Have been filled with the likeness of
Christ.
And now, in a world where rebellion is
flaunted,
They are persecuted, vilified, insulted.
Persecution, not from their fault or mistake,
Has chased after them because of Christ’s
sake.
Yet shoulder to shoulder with prophets
they stand,
For this hostility snarls in all times and
lands.
Said the King Who forever endures.
Nothing can stop Him; no evil o’erpower
Him.
The fellowship of His suffering’s a gem*,
Because being with Him and seeing His
smile
Is worth it no matter the hardship or
trial.
Then press on to know Him, flinch not at
the test;
In His paradigm, the persecuted are blest.
*Philippians 3:10, John 12:25-26, Acts 5:41-42