Rejection By Others Should Not Put Us Back In Doing Good To Them!

????When Jesus first proclaimed the good news of God's kingdom to his own townspeople at Nazareth, he was met with angry incredulity. Their very familiarity with him blinded them to his colossal mission. The reality of non-acceptance was part of Jesus’ life from the very first moments.

????The people had come to their conclusions; they left no room for Jesus to work in a new way. They were able to listen to his message and accept it only if it did not reflect negatively on them. Jesus, experienced rejection from those close to him whom was trying to help. Did he feel shocked, angry, unsure, depressed? How did he feel when others rejected? What did he do with his feelings? He went off to serve others, with the same risk of rejection again. Jesus will help us not to go into despair when a relationship is difficult.

????Jesus’ home town thought they knew him so well that there was nothing new he had to say to them. Very often we do fail to pay real attention to those close to us. We might be missing something very important in another person familiarity play a major role in our relationships. God can speak to us in the most unexpected way and through the most unexpected or unimportant people. Let us not bring fixed ideas about anyone before God and in our relationships, that we may let go of them a little. Pray that our fixed ideas about others may not blind us to the movement of God's spirit.

????Many of us have been familiar with the words of Jesus from childhood. We have heard the narratives, the sermons, the parables so often that it is difficult to imagine it in this way that ‘The word of God is living and active’. Allow oneself to hear any message from God which calls one to growth. Accept that we are on a journey and have not arrived yet. Let the Holy Spirit, set the words on fire for us when we next open the Holy Bible.

????Lord, let me be more humble. Let me seek to know the truth about myself, even though it may be painful. Only the truth will set me free. Lord, give me eyes that see and ears that hear - this day and every day of my life. God bless!