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 Blessings for Suffering Saints by Matthew Henry

“Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: "Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man's sake. 23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets.”-Luke 6:20-23

The application of these verses seems especially designed to encourage the disciples, with reference to the hardships and difficulties they were likely to meet with in following Christ.

1. "You are poor (v. 20) and have left all to follow Me, are content to live upon alms with Me, are never to expect any worldly preferment in my service. But you are blessed in your poverty, it shall be no prejudice at all to your happiness; all your losses shall be abundantly made up to you, for yours is the kingdom of God, all the comforts and graces of his kingdom here and all the glories and joys of his kingdom hereafter.

2. "You hunger now (v. 21), but in the other world you shall be filled, shall hunger no more, nor thirst any more."

3. "You weep now (v. 21), are often in tears, tears of repentance, tears of sympathy. But your present sorrows are preparatory to your future joys.

4. "You now undergo the world's ill will, v. 22. You must expect all the base treatment that a spiteful world can give you for Christ's sake, because you serve Him. Wicked men will hate you because your doctrine and life convict and condemn them. They will not fail to show their malice, to the utmost of their power; for they will reproach you, will charge you with the blackest crimes, which you are perfectly innocent of, will fasten upon you the blackest characters, which you do not deserve; they will cast out your name as evil.

5. "Blessed are you when you are so used. It is an honor to you, as it is to a brave hero to be employed in the wars, in the service of his prince; therefore rejoice in that day, v. 23.

6. "You will for this be abundantly recompensed in the kingdom of glory. Not only your services for Christ, but your sufferings will come into account. Your reward is great in heaven, v. 23. Though you may be losers for Christ, you shall not be losers by Him in the end."


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