03.03.2023 1 Peter 2.1-8 Rejection

Discipleship Conditioning

Rejection can impact us to our core. For me, it often makes me rethink my worth. As a child you felt worthless after his parents divorce, I am subject to unique attacks from evil. The devil knows he can play the card of rejection and have it manifest itself in me as worthlessness.

“So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander. Like newborn infants, long for the pure spiritual milk, that by it you may grow up into salvation—if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is good. As you come to him, a living stone rejected by men but in the sight of God chosen and precious, you yourselves like living stones are being built up as a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. For it stands in Scripture: “Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and precious, and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” and “A stone of stumbling, and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word, as they were destined to do” (ESV Bible, 2001, 1 Peter 2:1-8).

We are valuable by the Creator of the universe. We are unique in our calling. So, when rejection rears up in the future, I pray we both can understand that this life is not conducted according to our ways, but His ways are greater than ours.

We pray that our message today has encouraged you and that you will seek the Bible more fervently than ever. Blessing to you our brothers and sisters.

Stress is not the goal, be well.

— Daniel Miller, Ed.S., C.S.C.S.

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