Ever have the feeling you were unwanted, rejected by friends or colleagues? Consider the life of the penny, yep the penny. Some consider it so useless that they will refuse to pick one up, some discarding them as trash or a nuisance and use the car vacuum to rid their car of them, tossed aside.
Now consider how Jesus felt to know he was rejected by his very own people, people of his own town and country, hated, mocked and beaten and finally condemned and executed. Imagine how that would play out in today's world of mass media, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and Fox News all pushing and shoving to get the exclusive and firsthand accounts, adding their own spin to the facts, and in the end the facts so convoluted the truth no longer visible or believable.
Being unwanted is a lonely feeling for anyone who has ever felt rejection, imperfect, blemished somehow by imaginary standards that change as often as the weather based on popular opinions.
Broken and beaten, God welcomes us home as his children, all of us that believe and were born again of the holy spirit, the promise has remained consistent for generations since the time of John the Baptist, the rebirth of our soul, making us one in spirit with our Lord. We are accepted not by anything of our own accord, but by his grace and his grace alone.
This month, don't pass by the opportunity to come to know our lord and savior, Jesus Christ. Our Lord is merciful and accepts all, from the meek to the mighty, from the unwanted or rejected to the most desirable. All are equal is value to him, all are equal is relationship to God the Father, Creator of all things.
God Bless us all...
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