John 1:10–11: He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him. He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.
He was rejected by those who would have been incinerated had he not veiled his glory in flesh. He was rejected by those whom he spoke into existence with his word, those for whom for thousands of years he had been preparing the way. His own people rejected him. Incredible! It is even more amazing that after 2,000 years of the Spirit’s witness in history and in the lives of godly men, people still reject him today.
What is most amazing is Christ’s love, a bottomless sea of love that overflows to us. We need to see the greatness of Christ and the greatness of his love as he extends himself to us. 1
Your Word is Truth
Jesus knows all about your feelings of being rejected, alone, and cut off from the very people you loved and served and sacrificed for. Jesus did not become embittered. Instead, He said Father forgive them. Guard your own heart from becoming embittered. Ask your Heavenly Father for grace to forgive and for His love to be set free from emotional bondage.
But although He had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in Him, –John 12:37
You Alone are God
The world will reject. Jesus will receive. – TWEET IT
Your Will be Done
Lord, thank you that my future is based on Your success, and not my failure.
1. Hughes, R. K. (1999). John: that you may believe. Wheaton, IL: Crossway Books.
