If you were of the world, the world would love you. Jesus chose you to be out of this world. Are people choosing to be willingly ignorant in this hour? If they reject the truth, God will give them over to a reprobate mind. They have no more cloak for their sin (no more covering). If they hate you, they hate your father.
This must come to pass - where "they hated me without a cause". The world hates us because we are not "of the world". He's not going to take us out of the world, but will give us strength to have grace in this world.
Thy word is truth. Isaiah proclaims "he was rejected of men". They rejected and despised Him. The Lord is our light and our salvation. In whom shall I fear? In whom shall I be afraid of?
The trinity (Father, Son and Holy Spirit) bears witness to who we are. We must know who we are and trust that those eyes are the ones we look to please. We are more than conquerors! Who shall lay anything against God's elect?
Walk in peace! Rejection is a liar! It presents a false image to you. Don't let it hold you to a place of value and acceptance. It implies that you are unworthy and flawed of inclusion. Makes you think "you're not accepted in the beloved". He created you and me.
We need to overcome. The ultimate rejected was what Jesus went through.
Cling to your eternal destiny. This will help you to know where you belong. It's not here on Earth. This is a mindset; changed and focused on our eternal purpose. Ponder on His word. Ask Holy Spirit to guide us through the pain. It empowers us to face rejection and channeling that pain into Jesus so that He can restore our confidence in the Lord.
Mark 3 - verse 5 - When He looked at them in anger.... He still healed the lame man. He had to press on. At the end of Mark Jesus says that those that are Christians is our real family - those that accept Jesus as their savior.
