The Island Of Rejection

Rejection is and can be a horrible thing to deal with, in these days of uncertainty the last thing anyone wants to deal with is rejection. We could be hit with an object before we have to deal with the sting of rejection, we could even deal with things said about us, we could deal with gossip but not rejection. Rejection is a terrible feeling and it is very much real, it isn’t imaginary or made up, and the truth is that people who feel rejected hate the feeling.

People often have a hard time believing that Jesus understood rejection, they question the heart of our Savior when they are going through a time of feeling rejected asking questions of how can God let this happen or if God loves me why do I feel the way I do? And this is their reality no one can tell you otherwise when your going through it because this battle of fighting though rejection is absolutely real and when we feel the way it is as if we are on our own island of rejection. No one else is with us, no one else feels the way you do, no one understands you. Beloved there is one who the Bible bible says has gone through the terror of time to defeat that wicked spirit and His name is Jesus Christ.

Rejection is a hard emotion to deal with and an even harder message to hear. When we are faced with rejection, it can be a hit to our ego, or it can make us question if we are good enough. The greatest successes will be the first to tell you that they would not be the people they are today without having to face rejection head on and deciding whether to throw in the towel, or what different they need to try.

Sometimes what we learn from rejection, ends up ultimately making us the best version of ourselves, and in the best possible position. So don’t be upset when people reject you because the reality is that nice things are rejected all the time by people that cannot afford them.

Jesus beloved was rejected, yet He is everything that we need, He was desired by man the Bible says yet was loved by God. And so we are confronted with this truth and now have to make a decision but the problem is we feel alone on this island of rejection.

1st Point “Why have you forsaken me?”

“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?” that is, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?””

??Matthew? ?27:46? ?NKJV??

Life is difficult only because people make it that way, people create the world they live in. Problems will always be a part of our make up whether they come from us or those that we love we will have moments of joy and moments of hurt but it is a reality, that we are confronted with the spirit of rejection only when things seems to be going sour, right, think with me for a moment when we are at our high time we have those around us with the high fives and the smiles but very seldom does anyone really stick around when we are in our valley. Unfortunately even those that we love and say they love us will often have rejected us when things go downward. I want us to go to the garden of Gethsemane. We are looking at Jesus praying and being ready to taken away to be killed, He is with His disciples those who have said we will never leave you those who He loved and invested in and has given His time for and yet the Bible is very clear that the moment of confrontation, the moment things got tough and they felt helpless they began to fear exceedingly to a place where their fear overcame their faith and love for Jesus and fled and left Him to Himself. Think with me for a moment now Jesus is on His own island of rejection.

“And while He was still speaking, behold, Judas, one of the twelve, with a great multitude with swords and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people. Now His betrayer had given them a sign, saying, “Whomever I kiss, He is the One; seize Him.” Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed Him. But Jesus said to him, “Friend, why have you come?” Then they came and laid hands on Jesus and took Him. And suddenly, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand and drew his sword, struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his ear. But Jesus said to him, “Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Or do you think that I cannot now pray to My Father, and He will provide Me with more than twelve legions of angels? How then could the Scriptures be fulfilled, that it must happen thus?” In that hour Jesus said to the multitudes, “Have you come out, as against a robber, with swords and clubs to take Me? I sat daily with you, teaching in the temple, and you did not seize Me. But all this was done that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples forsook Him and fled.”