Disowned And Rejected

During my time of reflection this morning, I read from the first chapter of the book of John’s Gospel.  I was deliberately reading slowly and also switching from the King James version over to the Amplified version and as I did, I really began building up a mental picture of the reality that what we see in the natural, was made first in the spiritual realm … “All things were made by him and; and without him was not any thing made that was made.” John 1:3 (KJV)

As I continued reading to verses 10 and 11, I felt a deep sense mourning in my heart:

“10. He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and the world did not know Him.  11. He came to his own, and His own did not receive Him.”

Can you imagine what it would be like for Bill Gates never to be recognized for building the Microsoft empire as we know it today.  Or even worse, he turns up at the Microsoft head office and from the people on security to the Managing Directors, they ask him to leave since they don’t recognize him or believe he’s really Bill Gates?

This in essence is what happened to Jesus.  All things were created through him, including you and I and when he came into the world, we questioned asking, ”Jesus, is it really you?”  “Are you really THE Messiah spoken of by all the prophet Isaiah?”

Let me tell you, familiarity breeds contempt and when Jesus visited Nazareth, they thought they KNEW who He was … “isn’t this Joseph’s (the carpenters) son?”  Wasn’t He among us with His bretheren?  The Bible tells us, they were offended by Jesus when He taught in their synagogues in Nazareth – His own country!  They couldn’t understand how He spoke with such knowledge, understanding and authority because after all, He’s “just” the carpenter’s son.

The truth is, we’re all prone to do this … think we know everything there is to know about a person and we rate them based on our own assessement of our own understanding of who or what we “think” they ought to be.  However, only God knows who you really are and who and what you’re destined to become.  And despite all of your faults and failings, He knows What He’s put inside of you … your potential, your talents, your dreams and your gifts and this is how He KNOWS you.

So the next time you feel discouraged because you’re unrecognized, your talents shifted to one side as though they don’t matter, remember to keep your chin up!  Even after Jesus was crucified, he was still having an impact on people’s lives. 2000 years later, he’s still having an impact on people’s lives and apart from being the Son of God, there is one and only one reason for this big impact …

He finished the course, He did what He came here to do.

What about you?  Are you going to finish the course or will you let naysayers steer you off course because they disown or even reject you.

Be encouraged since verse 12 of John 1 says:

“But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become the children of God, to those who believe in His name.”

Trust me when I say, there are people out there who believe in you, in your ability, in your gifts and talents and to them, God has given you the power to influence, to help, to nurture, to grow and to inspire them to change.  As you inspire change in others, you’ll notice something wonderful happening … your gifts will make way for you and you will walk in your destiny.

Once Jesus’ work on earth was done, He was glorified and now sits at the right hand of the father but, that doesn’t mean that you have to die to receive your blessing.  All you have to do is stay the course, keep focused on Jesus, the high priest of your profession (confession or, faith in Him) and finish the course. God will do the rest.

Blessings,

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