Overcoming Rejection

He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

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

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

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

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Whoever doesn’t receive you, nor hear your words, as you go out of that house or that city, shake off the dust from your feet.

Surely he has borne our sickness, and carried our suffering; yet we considered him plagued, struck by God, and afflicted. — read the full passage →

casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you.

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

“Can a woman forget her nursing child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you!

coming to him, a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God, precious.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”

For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

In that hour the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who then is greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven?” — read the full passage →

Coming into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom, and these mighty works? — read the full passage →

But I tell you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who mistreat you and persecute you,

“Before I formed you in the belly, I knew you. Before you came out of the womb, I sanctified you. I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

See that you don’t despise one of these little ones, for I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven.

He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on me.

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

Jesus said to them, “Did you never read in the Scriptures, ‘The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner. This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes?’

Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you; therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.

You whom I have taken hold of from the ends of the earth, and called from its corners, and said to you, ‘You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you away;’

Yahweh himself is who goes before you. He will be with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you. Don’t be afraid. Don’t be discouraged.”

Who, when he was cursed, didn’t curse back. When he suffered, didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously;

The fear of man proves to be a snare, but whoever puts his trust in Yahweh is kept safe.

For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.

pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;

He was despised, and rejected by men; a man of suffering, and acquainted with disease. He was despised as one from whom men hide their face; and we didn’t respect him.

So that with good courage we say, “The Lord is my helper. I will not fear. What can man do to me?”

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom. He will gently lead those who have their young.

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

Also delight yourself in Yahweh, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

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

See how great a love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.

I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.

for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, — read the full passage →

All those whom the Father gives me will come to me. He who comes to me I will in no way throw out.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

I will set my tent among you, and my soul won’t abhor you.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ; — read the full passage →

Be strong and courageous. Don’t be afraid or scared of them; for Yahweh your God himself is who goes with you. He will not fail you nor forsake you.”

I have put my trust in God. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

For I will restore health to you, and I will heal you of your wounds, says Yahweh; because they have called you an outcast, saying, It is Zion, whom no man seeks after.

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as idolatry and teraphim. Because you have rejected Yahweh’s word, he has also rejected you from being king.”

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who don’t walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.

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

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

He who rejects me, and doesn’t receive my sayings, has one who judges him. The word that I spoke, the same will judge him in the last day.

He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle that was against me, although there are many who oppose me.

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

Yahweh has made everything for its own end— yes, even the wicked for the day of evil.

“Will the Lord reject us forever? Will he be favorable no more?

to the praise of the glory of his grace, by which he freely bestowed favor on us in the Beloved,

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Yahweh, why do you reject my soul? Why do you hide your face from me?

Yahweh will fight for you, and you shall be still.”

Let us therefore draw near with boldness to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy, and may find grace for help in time of need.

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

The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner.