John 15:20-21 | Your Suffering Is Not Random. It Is Connected to Jesus.

Formation to Transformation | A Worship Devotional · May 5, 2026 · 3m

"A servant is not greater than his lord. If they persecuted me, they will also persecute you." Jesus connects the dots between his experience and yours. Whatever the master endures, the household endures.

But there is a flip side most people miss. "If they kept my word, they will also keep yours." Faithfulness produces both reception and rejection. You do not get to choose which response you get. Your job is not to control the outcome — it is to remain on the vine regardless of how the fruit is received.

The opposition is "for my name's sake" — directional, aimed at Christ, hitting you…