Overcoming Rejection

He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

When my father and my mother forsake me, then the Lord will take me up.

Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye depart out of that house or city, shake off the dust of your feet.

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.

To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. — read the full passage →

At the same time came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven? — read the full passage →

And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? — read the full passage →

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little ones; for I say unto you, That in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven.

And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life.

Thou whom I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called thee from the chief men thereof, and said unto thee, Thou art my servant; I have chosen thee, and not cast thee away.

And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed.

Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

The fear of man bringeth a snare: but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be safe.

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

But first must he suffer many things, and be rejected of this generation.

Delight thyself also in the Lord; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.

For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, — read the full passage →

Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: — read the full passage →

All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.

And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: — read the full passage →

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

In God have I put my trust: I will not be afraid what man can do unto me.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord; because they called thee an Outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king.

There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. — read the full passage →

He that rejecteth me, and receiveth not my words, hath one that judgeth him: the word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the last day.

He hath delivered my soul in peace from the battle that was against me: for there were many with me.

The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?

Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

The Lord hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Will the Lord cast off for ever? and will he be favourable no more?

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Lord, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. — read the full passage →

The stone which the builders refused is become the head stone of the corner.