Rejected and Despised

Jesus suffered great amounts of rejection. The Pharisees were always hanging around to criticize, judge and try to catch Him making a mistake. His hometown friends were a hard bunch to preach to. After His first sermon they tried to throw Him off a cliff. His brothers did not believe in Him until after the resurrection, and Mark 3 says His family thought He was out of His mind. Others said He was demon possessed, some said he was a drunk, and others accused Him of being a glutton. On numerous occasions he was considered a blasphemer and then there were those who whispered that He was born illegitimately. Isaiah prophesied accurately: "He is despised and rejected by men."

If you have suffered rejection, remember, Jesus has already been there ahead of you, for you!

Feel like a failure? Jesus' word to you is "try again."

Luke helps answer the question I raised in my blog titled "Too Old To Spank." I asked: "Would you just up and leave your business at the invitation to follow a man you did not know?" They may not have known Him, but they saw a demonstration of His power when they had such a huge catch of fish that they were awestruck.

I need to be more like Jesus. (See Luke 5:16)

I like the way the New Living Translation puts Lk. 5:17 - "...And the Lord's healing power was strongly with Jesus."

Jesus referred to Himself as the "Son of Man" 83 times. He was fully human.

Religious folks are always complainers. God help me not be one - religious or a complainer.

Tomorrow, Tuesday, we are reading the 4th chapter of Mark and John.

PrairieParson
JB