The Spirit Rests On You

If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you.

1 Peter 4:14.

It is never pleasant.  Yet, every one of us at some point will be hated because we are Christians.  I had a philosophy class in college and the instructor publicly called me out.  He said, “You’re the only Christian in here.”  I replied, “No, there are others.  They are stealth.”  I was an old lady who was working on an associate’s degree, and I had the gall to ask him questions, while all the children sat silent, and this irritated him.  I never once mentioned my Christianity, yet he knew I was a Christian and hated me for it. 

After that I wore my “What Would Jesus Do” t-shirt to class every day.  Day after day the instructor insulted the Christian Church.  I didn’t say anything because lots of people don’t like organized religion.  Then one day he insulted Jesus, and I stood up and walked out.  After that he kept his insults directed at the church and I tortured through and finished the class.

Several months later, while dropping my teenage daughter off at a youth meeting, a young woman came up to me and asked, “Were you in that philosophy class at Owens?”  I nodded.  Then she said, “Remember that day when you walked out? Well, I walked out too.” 

I knew the Spirit of God rested on me.