We all in small ways experience rejection possibly on a daily basis. You might not have been through a traumatic experience where someone you love intentionally hurt you and rejected you that left you clearly scarred, but what about the daily interactions with your spouse, friends, co-workers? Was it something they said that hurt you, the way they looked at you, that you perceived rejection. Words either build up or tear down. I also like to say a lack of encouraging words also have the potential to tear down. Sometimes it's the thing we should have said to speak life and courage into someone that changes a life.
He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Isaiah 53:3-4
Jesus knew rejection in the most intense way. He was love incarnate, a man with no sin. He loved all without judging or condemning. Why was this man rejected? He should have been the most accepted and loved person in the whole world. Right? Why was he crucified by men who hated him? Misunderstood? Clearly. Whatever rejection you have been to pails in comparison to what the Messiah experienced for you and I. He understood rejection to the point of death. Whether you are rejected because of your faith, or simply because you don't "fit" into the click or cool group, understand and know that the One who loves you and gave his life for you, understands your pain.
He alone is worth following and living for. There is no greater form of healing than to receive the wounded Savior's affirmation and love. Would you take a minute and thank him that because of His rejection you have life!
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