Matthew 20:19<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cand deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n I am irreversibly connected to Jesus. For this reason, I will be called upon to suffer with Him and sorrow with Him. I know that for some reason, I will also be rejected, mocked and maybe scourged in some way. But praise God; because Jesus rose again, I will rise again also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This is my hope and my consolation. For every life that is intrinsically connected to the life of Jesus, such a life cannot stay down. No matter what Satan does to break or destroy such a life, it cannot be consumed by the plans of hell. Satan cannot have the last say on a heavenly life. He cannot. My life is yoked to Christ and for this reason, I will always rise with Him. I am seated with Him, and even if I am buffeted and scourged and depressed for a short season, I will always rise again to my rightful place with my Savior and Redeemer. Hallelujah. My life is sealed and secured in the Beloved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is the confidence I have in Christ Jesus, that no matter how evil the schemes are against my life and no matter how hard they try to keep me down, I will surely and repeatedly rise from the ashes of pain and shame. Thank You Jesus for this privilege to stay connected to You. Amen.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Matthew 20:19 \u201cand deliver Him to the Gentiles to mock and to scourge and to crucify. And the third day He will rise again.\u201d I am irreversibly connected to Jesus. For this reason, I will be called upon to suffer with Him and sorrow with Him. I know that for some reason, I will also […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7384,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1,23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-reflections-from-matthew"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t