December 30________________________________________
What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. When that happens, be happy! Yes, leap for joy! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. -Luke 6:22-23(NLT)
LEAP FOR JOY WHEN MOCKED OR CURSED
A poem and essay by ILMA
Do you react angrily when people have mocked you?
Do you get trapped with things they say that aren’t true?
What blessings await you when you are discriminated
You will reap great rewards when you are cursed or omitted.
Leap for joy whenever you are treated badly
It will bring you fast next to the Almighty
For the Lord cares and rescues those who are oppressed
He sent his Son so they can be liberated and blessed.
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What is your initial reaction when people hurt you or are mean to you? Human nature reacts either angrily or they run away from the person inflicting hurt on them. It is called the fight or flight. The world teaches us to fight back or avoid the source of pain in our lives. The bible has a very different solution to the pain inflicted on us by someone. In Luke 6, we are encouraged to leap for joy when we are mocked and cursed when we do what God wants us to do. He promises a reward in heaven when we are oppressed.
PRAYER
Lord, help me to control my reactions to those who inflict pain on me.
REFLECTION
How does God want us to react to those who mock us?
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