Have You Ever Felt the Sting of Rejection? Psalm 118:22.

If you have felt rejected, you are not alone. Jesus was rejected by the “best,” most elite people of His day, the super-religious, smartest, and most well-educated, the Pharisees and Sadducees. But God did not reject Him—and only God’s view of things matters. Jesus quoted Psalm 118:22: “The stone the builders rejected has become theContinue reading “Have You Ever Felt the Sting of Rejection? Psalm 118:22.”

REJECTED. Mark 12:10-11.

“All of the other reindeer” reject Rudolf because of his freakish nose—then he saves Christmas. And the Ugly Duckling is ugly and awkward and the ducklings reject him. But he grows up to be a SWAN. Abraham Lincoln is similar: critics mocked his appearance, calling the tall, skinny man “the unlikely cross between a windmillContinue reading “REJECTED. Mark 12:10-11.”

He Was Despised, Rejected.

“All of the other reindeer” reject Rudolf because of his freakish nose—then he saves Christmas.  And the Ugly Duckling is ugly and awkward and the ducklings reject him. But he grows up to be a SWAN.  Abraham Lincoln is similar: critics mocked his appearance, calling the tall, skinny man “the unlikely cross between a windmillContinue reading “He Was Despised, Rejected.”

Rejection.

Ever felt rejected?  It is awful.  A terrible, universal experience. Everyone has been there—or will be.  Jesus knows the sting of rejection. He was rejected by powerful religious leaders, by government prosecutors, by the people of his hometown who tried to stone him the day He began His ministry (Luke 4:29), by the crowds shoutingContinue reading “Rejection.”