Insults

"Yours is the bliss when men shall heap their insults on you, and shall persecute you, and shall say in their lies all kind of evil things against you for My sake. Your reward will be great in heaven..." Matthew 4:18-10
One of the things I love about Jesus' ministry is that He gave it to people straight. He didn't sugarcoat anything. The things that were great, were described as great. The things that were gonna be hard, were described as being hard. Folks knew what they were getting themselves in to when they set out to follow Christ. It would be an adventure of a lifetime, but would require great risk and sacrifice.
Here we find yet another example of Jesus teaching about something based on His own experience. I believe He teaches about these things because He knew it would be something we would struggle with for a lifetime. He doesn't waste His breath beating around the bush... He was honest and taught the most relevant and applicable topics. There's no "This might happen..." it's all "This will happen..." It's not "O the bliss of those who MIGHT get persecuted..." It's "O the bliss of those who ARE persecuted."
There are certain things we can count on happening when we follow Christ.
1. It will disrupt your work and "living."If it came to choice between a loyalty and living, the real christian never hesitated to choose loyalty."
2. It will disrupt your social life. "A man must be prepared to have spells of loneliness in order to follow Christ."
3. It will disrupt your home life. "Following Christ often involves a choice between a man's nearest dearest and Jesus Christ."