“Rejected?”
"If it is disagreeable in your sight to
serve the Lord,
choose for yourselves today whom you will serve:
whether the
gods which your fathers served which
were beyond the River, or the gods of
the Amorites
in whose land you are living; but as for me and my
house, we
will serve the Lord." (Josh 24:15 NASU)
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Dear
family of friends,
When
my pastor this past Sunday morning spoke of having to battle against rejection
at times, I was a bit surprised. One normally thinks and believes that our
pastors, or any leader of any organization for that matter, rarely deal with
rejection. We think that it is a concern only us “little guys” and “average Joe
Christians” deal with. Often, for that matter.
But
then I could understand why. Even remembering what I had read about in regards
to other leaders in the past. Both throughout the days when the Torah/Scriptures
were written, and all the centuries since, it was common. Rejection happens.
If you
stand for truth, you will be rejected most often. If you believe and take the
opposite flow of what is daily becoming the “accepted norm” in many cultures,
you soon become the outcast. As I saw in a cartoon many years ago, in the first
segment the sheep were encircling a lone wolf. In the second slide, the wolves
were encircling the lone sheep. Seem true today? It is.
So
what do we do about rejection, for we will surely encounter it - in subtle
ways, and in outright confrontations. It will occur in the office, in the school,
classroom, on the city street, and even in some churches and synagogues.
We
stand. We keep our eyes fixed on Yeshua (Jesus), the Author and Finisher of our
faith, and we hold our position. We acknowledge that truth isn’t a gray
situation. It is black and white. There is a foundation that has been laid, and
on which we can be certain it will hold steady. That foundation, after all, is
the Creator, He is the Supreme Being, He is the living God of Israel.
I have
told people that I expect to be martyred for my faith. If you are going to die
for something, it better be worth living for, for dying may be the ultimate
price you will pay. Choose to live a meaningful life, that will count for
eternity. Stand strong for the truth.
As the
world continues to turn against the Judeo/Christian principles, as the nations
vehemently oppose the nation of Israel, as the dark clouds grows stronger on
the horizon, I do not fear rejection. I expect it. And I know in Whose loving and protective arms I
rest in, and where my eternal spirit/soul/resurrected body will reside.
Either
we stand together, or we will fall by our self. It is our choice.
“As
for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Come heaven or hell.
Ahava (love in Hebrew) to my family of
friends,
Steve Martin
Founder/President
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Ahava Love Letter #59 - “Rejected?”
Date: In the year of our Lord 2013 (07/07/13 Sunday, Charlotte, NC)
All previous editions of Ahava Love
Letter can be found on my Blog: http://loveforhispeople.blogspot.com
Here are the last few:
In Your Building – Guard Against Distractions (#58)
Connections
(#57)
Your Name
(#56)
Lost, But
Not Forgotten Friends (#55)
Does Anybody
Really Know What Time It Is? (#54)
We Speak To
Nations (#53)
