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Luke 6:22-23 King James Version (KJV)
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Christ had to endure the mockery of the cross before he could step into the realms of eternal glory.The book of Mattew captured the gruesome mockery that ushered Christ to the cross as narrated here below:
He was stripped;Matthew 27vs 28 King James Version (KJV)
And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe.A crown of thorns was placed upon his head; Matthew 27vs9 And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews!
They spat on his face and smote him on the head; Matthew 27vs30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head.
They reviled him wagging their head;Matthew 27vs39 And they that passed by reviled him, wagging their heads.
They chanted in derision 'And saying, Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross'.
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According to the scriptures,"Jesus Christ for the Joy that was set before him endured the cross,despising the shame and is set down at right hand of the throne of God".it appears therefore that the mockery of men is a highway to fulfillment of our Glorious destiny in Christ.
We must be prepared to endure the mockery of men so we can enjoy the fullness of the Glory that is set before us.
We must develop ourselves to enjoying the mockery of men so that we can lay hold on wonders of eternal life.
Everyone of us is hereby admonished to do the following in order to wear the crown of Glory;
- You must not mind your mockers,face your maker;
Hebrews 12vs1-2 King James Version (KJV)
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- To mind your mockers is to lose Face with your maker;
Mark 8vs 38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
- Only those that endure the mockery of today,will enjoy the Glory that tomorrow holds in stock;
Hebrews 6vs 15 And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
We should expect to be mocked by men before we are made by God.
Only those who will not be detered by mockers in their kingdom advancement endeavours,will end up as stars in the kingdom.
We must refuse to be ashamed of the Gospel,lest Christ be ashamed of us.
We cannot be ashamed of christ and expect to remain in patnership with him;
Luke 9:23 King James Version (KJV)
And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
As it was stated above,Jesus instructed us to take our cross daily and follow him,this is why the bible enjoins us to go all out to the lost.Therefore we must become smarter than our mockers by remaining commited to seeking first the interest of the kingdom of God so that all other things shall be added to us.
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