Being welcomed warms our hearts, being rejected rips them out. We’ve all been rejected at one point in our lives, haven’t we? A college rejected our application. An employer let us go. A coach cut us from the team. Someone we asked for a date said no. Our spouse started an affair. Rejection rips our heart out. If we think about these rejections too much, we sink emotionally and mentally, so we generally try to put it behind us.
But can we think about rejection in a way that will be good for us? I believe we can. For example, if we remember the pain of rejection, we will be less rejecting and more welcoming of others. What about spiritual rejection? Can we turn that to good? Can we use the rejection of Christ to increase the reception of Christ? Let’s look at John 1:10-13 for our answer.
Sermon notes on John 1:10-13.