Just Keep Going
Many of you tonight may be praying for God to help you overcome the hurt of rejection. Rejoice! The victory may be closer than you think!
Jesus was brutally rejected many times. Do you think He was unaffected by it? I think rejection affected Him very deeply, but, with God's help, He learned to channel the hurt into understanding and compassion, and just kept going!
This very thing happened when Jesus preached a sermon the congregation didn't like. Luke says, All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this. They got up, drove him out of the town, and took him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw him down the cliff. But he walked right through the crowd and went on his way. Then he went down to Capernaum (and) ... began to teach the people (Luke 4:28-31, NIV).
This shows us that Jesus refused to let rejection interfere with His love for people or His work to save them. In fact, He allowed Himself to love them all the more.
God loves you and wants to answer your prayer. Say this prayer with me:
Heavenly Father, I praise You for the fact that when Your compassion and understanding replace the hurts, no sword of rejection can affect the flow of my love to those who have hurt me. As You empowered Jesus to keep going and keep loving, I ask You to empower me now. Thank You for Your miracle-working power that can heal even the deepest wounds. In Jesus' Name, Amen.