Christian Healing Ministry - Devotionals

Devotional for August 22, 2026

GREAT IS YOUR REWARD

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Matthew 5:11-12

“Blessed are you when they revile and persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for My sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

Additional Verses

📖 Psalm 23:1-6; Matthew 5:1-16; Acts 4:1-31; Acts 16:16-40

Are you being persecuted, reviled, intimidated or mocked because of the Gospel of our LORD Jesus Christ? Rejoice and be exceedingly glad, for great is your reward in heaven. All His days in this world, Jesus Christ from birth up to His death of the Cross, the Son of God was reviled, persecuted with all kinds of evil being said about Him by the religious leaders of this world. If all this was done to the Master, the servants must also be prepared to face the same abuse. Remember what the LORD said, that we are in the world, but not of the world. Because the world did not receive or accept Him, His servants will also not be accepted by the world. When Jesus Christ went about doing good, healing people from every sickness and disease and delivering all people from the power of Satan, He faced a lot of persecution. The Pharisees, the scribes and the Sadducees never congratulated Him for this, but instead they plotted against Him. John 16:33 says, “These things l have spoken unto you, that in Me you might have peace. In the world you shall have tribulation; but be of good cheer, l have overcome the world.” If people of the world who are not born again and are still in the dark, shower praises upon you for preaching the Gospel of Christ, you must ask yourself where you are still missing the mark. Certainly you cannot expect those from the opposition to praise you for destroying their works. But if the people of the world are saying all negative things about you because of the Gospel of Christ, you must rejoice for there is a great reward laid for you in heaven. 2 Timothy 3:12 says, “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” To a seasoned Christian, persecution, name calling and all kinds of labels for the sake of the Gospel are the means to your destiny in heaven. When Paul and Silas and Simon Peter were persecuted and put into prison, they did not cry at all or begged to be released, but instead they rejoiced in the LORD and preached the Gospel even the more. To be persecuted or reviled for the sake of the Gospel of the LORD Jesus Christ is one way of receiving God’s unlimited favor. So continue spreading the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ until He comes again on His second coming which is only known by the Father in Heaven. Alleluia!

Prayer

Thank You LORD Jesus Christ for Your Word of encouragement for my situation. I thank You for showing me that my situation is a way of receiving Your unlimited favor. In Jesus Christ’s mighty name I pray. Amen.