Matthew 5:10-12 - Describes 3 types of blessing that come from persecution:
1. Kingdom of Heaven
Testing refines our faith and proves it to be genuine - 1 Peter 1:6-7
Faith, by definition, is all weather
2. Reward in Heaven
Because of Christ blood, he keeps no records of wrong
He is keeping a record of rights
He will not forget your work and the love you have shown him - Hebrews 6:10
3. Prophets before you
Persecution and suffering means pain but also means glory
Glory - Comes from in realizing we walk in the company of the glorious
They endured the exact same things
We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses - Hebrews 12