We have fallen on very velvety days. By Charles Spurgeon. All those who want to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted. 2 Timothy chapter 3 verse 12.

A little persecution would be a grand thing for the church. We have fallen on very velvety days when zeal for God is rare. and decision for truth is scarcely to be met with. The church has compromised with the world and went to sleep with Satan rocking her cradle. Many profess to be a Christian who are really nothing better than a baptized worldling. In the same way, many a man claims to be a minister of Christ who is really a hireling and does little for the feeding and caring of the sheep. The winnowing fan of persecution, if it purged the threshing floor of the church, would bestow great benefits upon her.

Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you. Matthew chapter 5 verses 11 and 12.