Happy are the Persecuted | Happiness | 10/1/23

Jesus was a realist and was very honest about the consequences of following Him. 
He said if you follow Him, there are many people who aren't going to approve of your decision, they're not going to like it. If you live by these beatitudes we've been looking at now for eight weeks you can expect some people to be upset with you. 
But He also said, "Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires; the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!" (Matt. 5:10)