READ: “Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you." (Matthew 5:11-12) ESV

PRAY: I rejoice and am glad for the reward awaiting me in heaven for having endured slander and persecution for my faith in Jesus Christ.

DECLARE: “Today, I will keep hope focused on the heavenly reward rather than the earthly hardship.