What if the very thing people have been using against you is the exact thing Jesus calls you blessed for? Buddy opens the Sermon on the Mount today — Matthew 5:10–12 — and breaks down rejection in a way that's hard to unhear. Most people spend their whole life trying to be understood, accepted, celebrated. But Jesus never promised that. He said blessed are you when you don't conform to the pattern of this world — and that the people who reject you for it are doing exactly what was prophesied of every prophet before you. This isn't about being persecuted for being difficult, prideful, or "too religious." It's about what happens when truth — which is Jesus — starts to live through you, and darkness reacts to the light. Buddy breaks down why the devil's only real weapon left is attacking your identity, because he can no longer condemn what's already been made righteous through the blood. There's a long game and a short game. The short game is the offense, the rejection, the need to be understood right now. The long game is the reward — and the peace that comes from knowing who you are doesn't shift with what people think of you, or even what you think of yourself. Buddy also shares a personal revelation from VousCon week — on two and a half hours of sleep, reading John 14:6, and understanding for the first time why Jesus is called "the truth" before He's called good, faithful, or just. Truth is the standard underneath all of it. "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." — Matthew 5:11–12 🔔 Subscribe and hit the bell — new devotional every weekday morning. 📖 Co-ed Bible study Saturday at BOXR Miami. DM "Bible study" for the link. 📌 Join the Mentorship: 👉 https://www.buddybrand.fitness/mentor... 📲 DM me on Instagram — I answer every message: 👉 / buddybrandfitness