¹Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. ²Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. ³For you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God. ⁴When Christ, who is our life, is revealed, then you also will be revealed with Him in glory. 
Colossians 3:1-4

John, to my dear friends in Christ; in Colossians 3:4 we have another promise from God. We have the promise that we who are raised up with Christ (Colossians 3:1) will be revealed in glory with Him. No matter what our friends or relatives think about us and our Jesus, they will know we are His when He and we are revealed in glory. There will no longer be ridicule and persecution, but understanding. Hopefully, many of those who ridicule us now, will by our lives and testimony of Jesus, have become believers in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Otherwise their fate is worse than death. Remember time is short tell everyone you can about Jesus; when necessary, use words.

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray for myself and my friends in Christ that we may remember this promise from You as we encounter trials and persecution. I pray that our hearts may desire to tell as many people as possible about the hope in our heart, Jesus Christ, in Jesus name I Pray, Amen.

God's Many Blessings to You,

john
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