At church yesterday, during our Sunday School time, we were discussing evangelism and some of the reasons why we don’t share the gospel. The subject came up of the feeling of rejection – from a nice “not interested” to a feeling that you’ve just been slapped in the face. Well, studying and looking for a devotion to write I came across these verses:
“The one who listens to you listens to Me, and the one who rejects you rejects Me; and he who rejects Me rejects the One who sent Me.”
Luke 10:16 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.10.16.NASB1995
And
Truly, truly, I say to you, he who receives whomever I send receives Me; and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me.”
John 13:20 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/jhn.13.20.NASB1995
Wow! Did you catch that? We are called, all believers, to share the gospel and if we are rejected, it is not us who are being rejected but the One who sent us, Jesus, and the One who sent Jesus, the Father. The good news is if they receive the gospel message we share they receive Jesus who sent us to share. If they receive Jesus as their Savior and Lord, they receive also the Father.
God is so amazing!! He knows our hearts and thoughts so well. Can I just say again how amazing God is?
🌹So, he who rejects this is not rejecting man but the God who gives His Holy Spirit to you.
1 Thessalonians 4:8 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/1th.4.8.NASB1995
Continually Seeking Him,
Continually Seeking Him 