“Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me." Matthew 5:11
Today our dose of daily strength comes from Matthew 5:11, when Jesus gave a “good news . . . bad news” announcement to His disciples. First the bad news: They could expect to be slandered, maligned, and persecuted for their identity with Him. Two thousand years of church history have…