MORNING BLESSINGS
TOPIC: OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF REJECTION
BIBLE TEXT: Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. Gilead's wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. "You're not going to get any inheritance in our family," they said, "because you are the son of another woman". (Judges 11:1-2). NIV
The spirit of rejection operates in various forms in the society, it could be found among family members, it operates in schools, places of work, in the church and in political circles.
In the above text, Jephthah was rejected by his brothers because he was a child born out of wedlock by a prostitute. They could not see the great leadership potential that God has deposited in Jephthah, their focus was only on his rough background. Jephthah was driven away and deprived of his right to their father's property.
Some parents give up on their children because they found them to be problematic as they grow, either because of their weaknesses, physical or mental challenges. These children suffer rejection because people fail to see the valuable gifts God has deposited in them. Over the years, we have seen cases of children, who were brought to our mission school because they were rejected by other schools because of these challenges. We accept these children with the belief that God has created them for a purpose and he has deposited something good in them inspite of their weaknesses or challenges.
One of such students was giving a speech on his graduation day from Elementary school, "I was rejected by other schools, but I thank God that in this school, I was accepted and today I am graduating".
If you have not being rejected, you will not appreciate the value of acceptance. The spirit of rejection can deprive their victims of their rights and privileges, make people to hate them, try to harm or even kill their victims.
The brothers of Jephthah who rejected him later went back to him when they were in trouble to ask for his help, when they discovered that he is the only one who has the solution to their problem.
For adults, don't pitch your tent with people who do not accept you or see anything good in you despite your efforts to please them. It is better to be with those who appreciate you and see the good in you rather than focusing and judging you based on your rough family background, social class, race , color, ethnicity etc.
Don't give up on yourself because you were rejected by some people, God has prepared people who will appreciate you for who you are and the possibilities of God in you. Don't give up on that problematic child, he or she may be the future star of your family. Those who judge people by their present status are short sighted.
I pray for you today, that where you have been rejected, you will end up been celebrated. Those who have been looking down on you will begin to look up to you in Jesus mighty name!
Good day, have a wonderful weekend.
MORNING BLESSINGS
TOPIC: OVERCOMING THE SPIRIT OF REJECTION
BIBLE TEXT: Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty warrior. His father was Gilead; his mother was a prostitute. Gilead's wife also bore him sons, and when they were grown up, they drove Jephthah away. "You're not going to get any inheritance in our family," they said, "because you are the son of another woman". (Judges 11:1-2). NIV
The spirit of rejection operates in various forms in the society, it could be found among family members, it operates in schools, places of work, in the church and in political circles.
In the above text, Jephthah was rejected by his brothers because he was a child born out of wedlock by a prostitute. They could not see the great leadership potential that God has deposited in Jephthah, their focus was only on his rough background. Jephthah was driven away and deprived of his right to their father's property.
Some parents give up on their children because they found them to be problematic as they grow, either because of their weaknesses, physical or mental challenges. These children suffer rejection because people fail to see the valuable gifts God has deposited in them. Over the years, we have seen cases of children, who were brought to our mission school because they were rejected by other schools because of these challenges. We accept these children with the belief that God has created them for a purpose and he has deposited something good in them inspite of their weaknesses or challenges.
One of such students was giving a speech on his graduation day from Elementary school, "I was rejected by other schools, but I thank God that in this school, I was accepted and today I am graduating".
If you have not being rejected, you will not appreciate the value of acceptance. The spirit of rejection can deprive their victims of their rights and privileges, make people to hate them, try to harm or even kill their victims.
The brothers of Jephthah who rejected him later went back to him when they were in trouble to ask for his help, when they discovered that he is the only one who has the solution to their problem.
For adults, don't pitch your tent with people who do not accept you or see anything good in you despite your efforts to please them. It is better to be with those who appreciate you and see the good in you rather than focusing and judging you based on your rough family background, social class, race , color, ethnicity etc.
Don't give up on yourself because you were rejected by some people, God has prepared people who will appreciate you for who you are and the possibilities of God in you. Don't give up on that problematic child, he or she may be the future star of your family. Those who judge people by their present status are short sighted.
I pray for you today, that where you have been rejected, you will end up been celebrated. Those who have been looking down on you will begin to look up to you in Jesus mighty name!
Good day, have a wonderful weekend.