rejected

rejected

by Dave McCasland

Isaiah 53:3-7 (New Living Translation)

³ He was despised and rejected—

a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief.

We turned our backs on him and looked the other way.

He was despised, and we did not care.

⁴ Yet it was our weaknesses he carried;

it was our sorrows that weighed him down.

And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God,

a punishment for his own sins!

⁵ But he was pierced for our rebellion,

crushed for our sins.

He was beaten so we could be whole.

He was whipped so we could be healed.

⁶ All of us, like sheep, have strayed away.

We have left God’s paths to follow our own,

Yet the Lord laid on him the sins of us all.

⁷ He was oppressed and treated harshly,

yet he never said a word.

He was led like a lamb to the slaughter.

And as a sheep is silent before the shearers,

he did not open his mouth.

I was waiting for a city bus at a crowded stop when a teenager girl began yelling obscenities. Shouting and screaming, she moved back into the waiting area, buried her head in her hands, and began to sob. "I'm sorry," she said to the people around her, and continued to cry.

Then I saw the situation clearly. Some girls boarding the bus after school had snubbed her and let her know she wasn't welcome among them. I could almost hear their unspoken words: "Don't even think about getting on even glance at her as she vented her frustration.

Rejection always hurts, and it may be one of the core of our being when others exclude and shun us because of who we are. Most of us will go to great lengths to avoid it.

When we think of the pain of rejection, it dramatically increases our gratitude for what Jesus endured. Read Isaiah's vivid prediction of our Saviour's experience as He did the will of His Father and died for our sin: "He was despised and rejected...it was our sorrows that weighed Him down....He was beaten so we could be whole" (Isaiah 53:3-5)

Perhaps the most difficult thing to comprehend is that on the cross Jesus felt abandoned even by His Father:"My God,My God, why have You abandoned Me?" (Matt. 27:46). Jesus came willingly to our world so that we could know the joyful acceptance of becoming a child of God.

That day at the bus stop reminded me of the rejection Jesus went through. He was forsaken so that I could find forgiveness of sin through faith in Him.

Hey by Leeland

I'd give myself to find You
Stumble and fall to see You
You're worth it all
To me You are
I'd swim across the stormy seas
And scream it from the mountain peaks
You're worth it all
To me You are

(And I said)
Hey You're the one
That I've been looking for
And I found You here
And I found You here

Thinking back on all the times
I passed You by with blinded eyes
I thought that I
Would be just fine
Tripping over all my lies
I saw you there with no disguise
You're worth it all
To me You are

Do you see my celebration
For this open invitation to Your arms, Your arms
It's a beautiful fixation
As I find myself surrounded by Your love, Your love

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Saving Grace Lyrics – Planetshakers

Saving Grace Lyrics – Planetshakers

I’m holding on to You

I’m never letting go
’Cause You have saved my soul
And You have made me whole

You took my brokenness
And filled me with Your joy

All I long to do is worship
All I long to do is bring You praise
For nothing compares to you
My Saving Grace

Jesus Saviour
My life belongs to you forever
’Cause you have set my heart on fire
And You have set me free

Rich or Poor?

Rich or Poor?

Author Unknown

One day a father took his rich family and his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night on the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"

"Very good, Dad!"

" Did you see how poor people can be?" the father asked.

"Yeah!"

"And what did you learn?"

The son answered, " I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden, they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden, they have the stars. our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon."

When the little boy was finished, his father was speechless.

His son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are!"

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Calculating Sex

Calculating Sex

by Dean Ohlman

James 1:13-16

¹³ And remember, when you are being tempted, do not say, “God is tempting me.” God is never tempted to do wrong,^{a]" style="font-size: 0.75em; line-height: 0.5em; ">[a]} and he never tempts anyone else. ¹⁴ Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. ¹⁵ These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.¹⁶ So don’t be misled, my dear brothers and sisters.

Many years ago I was watching TV and came across a movie that had the feel of Dead Poet's Society. It featured older teens in separate boys' and girls' upscale prep schools. Since the movie was on a family channel and appeared to be about teen decision-making in sexual behavior, I stuck wit it-until its message became clear.

The plot of the movie was that peer pressure was pushing two virgin couples to yield to their sexual desires. And the "profound" message was that when you can't resist the lure of sex, be sure to use a condom. The " responsible" couple carefully planned their encounter- and required deceiving both sets of parents and their prep school deans. The "irresponsible" couple ended up having to make a decision about abortion.

The "responsible" young man sat down on the bed, took a condom out of his pocket, and reached to place it on the nightstand. But the nightstand already had something on it: a Gideon Bible. The movie director made sure the next movement was calculated. The boy stared at the Bible for a moment, then quickly shoved it into the drawer.

I've never seen a more poignantly illustrated, determined path toward sinful behavior. Even those who don't agree to biblical moral standards appear to have within them the understanding that the Bible is right: Sex outside the bonds of marriage is wrong. The determination to indulge in sexual sin is ultimately as calculated as the determination to remain sexually pure.

How about you? Are you calculating sex by your peers' opinions or by God's standards?

Free by Planetshakers!!!!!

Your my savior you will set me free forever,
It is by your grace and power that you have set me free.

You saved me you set me free,
You healed me you made me see,
You set me free!

You give me all that i need you give me life abundentley,
You set me free.

All i want to do is praise you,
Cause' you have set me free.

Your my savior you will set me free forever,
It is by your grace and power that you have set me free.

You are the way,
I will live for you all my days never will i hope that breaks

All i want to do is praise you cause you have set me free.

Your my savior you will set me free forever,
It is by your grace and power that you have set me free.

There's freedom in the name of jesus,
Freedom from all sin.
freedom