Why Should I Feel Rejected?

Have you ever felt rejected? Whether imagined or real, we have all felt rejected from time to time. I am a naturally social person and sometimes when I want to talk and someone else doesn’t, I feel a twinge of rejection.

Lately I have discovered the joys of Facebook. However, with the joy has also come the feeling of rejection. I love to get on there and chat with all my friends who are on-line. But I have notice that not everyone wants to chat with me. As a matter of fact, I can’t remember very many times when someone else started the chat. There are also times when I try to start a chat and the other person never responds or they respond and then just leave in mid-conservation with not so much as a see ya. The feeling of rejection is especially strong when the other person is someone I consider a close personal friend.

With the Easter season coming, all these feelings of rejection have made me think of Jesus. Does that sound strange? Think about it. Jesus was rejected even before he was born. Jesus lived with rejection His whole time here on earth. He was rejected by the Holy men of the day, He was rejected by many he spoke to, He was even rejected by those closest to Him on His way to the cross. Then there was the ultimate rejection. As he hung on the cross and took the sins of the world (past, present and future) on himself, His own Father couldn’t even look at Him. Now that’s rejection!
Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34, And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"

I can’t even imagine what that rejection felt like. It is also a rejection I will never have to feel. From Hebrews 13:5 we learn that He will not leave us or forsake us. So even though I sometimes feel rejection from my friends, I never do from my Lord, and that makes the other rejection sting a lot less.