Persecution is inevitable for true followers of Christ, he said, quoting the Apostle Paul in 2 Timothy 3:12: ". . . all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." ...

Instead, she was treated as a tainted, shameful outcast. How I pray: Pray for God’s persecuted children to have the courage to live in the fullness and power of his blood shed for us.