DESPISED AND REJECTED

Is. 53:3  He was despised and rejected---a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief.  We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by.  He was despised, and we did not care.  NLT

        Have you ever walked in Jesus’ shoes?  Has anyone ever despised you or rejected you?  How did it make you feel?  Your heart was probably heavy with grief. 

       Has anyone ever turned their back on you and would have nothing to do with you?  How did that make you feel?  You probably felt like an outcast, unwanted and unloved.

       Jesus knows what it was like to be on the receiving end of people’s scorn.  Even His closest friends deserted Him in His hour of greatest need. 

       He was hated by those who would not listen to Him or accept Him.  His heart was broken over those who He knew would be in hell because of the way they received and treated Him.  He was ignored by most and most did not care that He was suffering for their sins.

      No matter what you have gone through at the hands of others, Jesus understands.  He not only was beaten to a pulp by those who crucified Him, He carried on His soul the full weight of the world’s sin.

      Jesus took the worst that man and Satan had to offer and overcame them so that you and I could have victory over our sins.  He overcame and is more than able to help you overcome, too. 

      Cast all your cares on Him and He will take them and carry them for you.  Will you let the Lord into your mess and let Him help you through it today?