Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God30 Days at the Cross - Mistreatment but Not Misery
August 12th, 2008Previous | Next
No way to be righteous enough, wise enough, or loving enough to avoid persecution
The world can not hate you, it hates Jesus - John 7:7
We never see a hint of retaliation, bitterness, or self-pity
When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate - 1 Peter 2:22-23
On the cross: heaped insults (Matthew 27:44) and he is asked God to forgive them - Luke 23:34
How did he get through the cruel and vicious attacks with such grace?
- He entrusted himself to him who judges - 1 Peter 2:23
- Kept his focus on the joy that would be his - Hebrews 12:2
