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NEIL ANDERSON'S DAILY IN CHRIST
from Freedom in Christ Ministries
September 20
THE ACCEPTANCE OF GOD
If they persecuted Me, they will also persecute you (John 15:20).
Everyone knows what it feels like to be criticized and rejected,
often by the very people in our lives we desperately want to
please. We were born and raised in a worldly environment which
chooses favorites and rejects seconds. And since nobody can be
the best at everything, we all were ignored, overlooked or
rejected at times by parents, teachers and friends.
Furthermore, since we were born in sin, even God had no
relationship with us until we were accepted by Him in Christ at
salvation. Since then we have been the target of Satan, the
accuser of the brethren (Revelation 12:10), who never ceases to
lie to us about how worthless we are to God and others. In this
life we all have to live with the pain of rejection.
The acceptance of God is not based on our performance but on His
kindness and mercy. "But when the kindness of God our Savior and
His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of
deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His
mercy" (Titus 3:4, 5). "Wherefore, accept one another, just as
Christ also accepted us to the glory of God" (Romans 15:7).
The thoughts and feelings of rejection which often plague us can
be major deterrents to growth and maturity if we don't learn to
handle them positively. Unfortunately, instead of taking a
positive approach, we all learned early in life to respond to
rejection by taking one of three defensive postures. Even
Christians are influenced to react defensively to the rejection
they experience in their family, their school, or society in
general.
Over the next several days we will look at three ineffective and
unnecessary ways to respond to rejection, and consider God's plan
for helping us deal with rejection from others.
Thank You, Lord, for Your unconditional love and acceptance.
Teach me to accept others as You have accepted me.
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