Meaning: To be rejected paraklētos, "one who consoles, one who intercedes on our behalf, a comforter or an advocate". from the Greek σχίσμα, skhísma (from σχίζω, skhízō, "to tear, to split"), The word transformed is the Greek word metamorphoo meaning to be changed into another form. Hebrew word מְנַחֵם (mənaḥḥēm "comforter"). (1 Corinthians 9:27; 2 Corinthians 13:5-7). “Elika” means rejected of God: Elika: a Harodite, one of David's guard. (2 Samuel 23:25) Reprobate: that which is rejected on account of its own worthlessness (Jeremiah 6:30; Hebrews 6:8; Gr. adokimos, "rejected"). He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. John1v11 NLT. Isaiah 53:3 TNIV He was despised and rejected by others,
a man of suffering, and familiar with pain.
Like one from whom people hide their faces
he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Rejection can mean loneliness "Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me.
I have no refuge; no one cares for my life."
Psalms 142:4 Loneliness is just an honest, often humbling expression of human need. God Himself recognized fellowship as a valid need. Gen 2:18 "The Lord God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone...'" Man was created a social being, with the need for others.1 Cor 12:21 "The eye cannot say to the hand, 'I don't need you!' ..." Example: David - Psa 25:16 "Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely...." Psa 102:7 "l lie awake; I have become like a bird alone on a roof. Psa 142:4 "Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life Difficulties of loneliness 1 Sam 1:2 "... Peninnah had children, but Hannah had none." Eccl 4:8 "There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil ... 'For whom am I toiling,' he asked ... This too is meaningless ..." Psa 4:3 "Know that the Lord has set apart the godly for himself; the Lord will hear when I call to him." Acts 15:38 "But Paul did not think it wise to take him, because he had deserted them in Pamphylia and had not continued with them in the work." 2 Tim 4:16 "At my first defense, no one came to my support, but everyone deserted me..." Throughout his ministry and, ultimately, on the cross, He experienced absolute aloneness and rejection, even from those closest to Him. Psa 69:20 "Scorn has broken my heart and has left me helpless; I looked for sympathy, but there was none, for comforters, but I found none." Rejection by Family or friends or Ministry Rejection can produce a poor self-image, self-condemnation, insecurity, and feelings of inadequacy. Psa 68:6 "God sets the lonely in families..." Eccl 4:10 "If one falls down, his friend can help him up. 2 Corin 7:6 "But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the coming of Titus. Job felt so misunderstood and rejected by his friends, he wanted to die. Job 7:16 "I despise my life; I would not live forever. Let me alone; my days have no meaning." " But pity the man who falls and as no one to help him up!" Mat 19:19 "And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life." When you try to cultivate a good reputation, you are open to the danger of inviting the praise of men. Jesus made Himself of no reputation(Philippian2:7). Rejection or praise of men can make or break you, depending on how you handle it. Proverbs 27:21 Solution to loneliness Feelings of rejection come when you look for acceptance but don't get it. When you long for acceptance, you open yourself up to rejection. But how you react to rejection says more about who you are. Draw near to God; He will draw near to you.”To the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He made us accepted in the Beloved" (Ephesians 1:6 NKJV). Acceptance has the power to set you free from the fear of rejection and the praise of men. Deut 31:6, 8 "Be strong and courageous... The Lord himself ... will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you..." Jn 16: 32 "But a time is coming, and has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home. You will leave me all alone. Yet I am not alone, for my Father is with me." 2 Ki 14:26 "The Lord had seen how bitterly everyone in Israel ...was suffering; there was no one to help them." Psa 72:12 "For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help."Isa 49:13-16 "... the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. But Zion said, 'The Lord has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me.' Can a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she as borne? Though she may forget, I will not forget you!'...2 Corin 1:3-7 "We can comfort others with the comfort wherewith we are comforted of God." |
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