“Jesus left that part
of the country and returned with his disciples to Nazareth, his hometown. The
next Sabbath he began teaching in the synagogue, and many who heard him were
amazed. They asked, “Where did he get all this wisdom and the power to perform
such miracles?” Then they scoffed, “He’s just a carpenter, the son of Mary and
the brother of James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon. And his sisters live right here
among us.”
They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
Then Jesus told them,
“A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his
relatives and his own family.” And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do
any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal
them.
And he was amazed at
their unbelief.”
Mark 6:1-6 (NLT)
Don’t stew in
rejection.
Some people struggle
for weeks, months or years in rejection and are not able to get past it.
Why?
They dwell on the rejection
instead of dealing with it.
By and large Jesus
and the message He preached were rejected in His own hometown.
It was their unbelief;
not anything in Him, who He was or what He preached.
Their offense was
born out of their unbelief.
Jesus did not let
that stop Him from ministering.
Again, because of
their unbelief, the results were limited.
We are told that He
healed a few sick people.
There are many
lessons to be learned from this text.
We can see how it is
possible to reject God’s messenger and in so doing miss the blessing that come
with Him.
But we also learn
that Jesus didn’t dwell on the rejection.
His focus was never
on pleasing men but in doing the will of the Father.
Never let rejection
stand between you and what God has called you to do.
It is a barrier which,
if tolerated, is not easily removed.
Deal with the
rejection.
Lay it down at the
feet of Jesus and get on with the work God has called you to do.
Rejection dwelled on
can paralyze
you work for God.
Rejection dealt with
can propel
you forward into the work of God.
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