The Pain of Rejection

Wilderness Devotional

In this episode of The Wilderness Devotional, we walk straight into the ache of being unseen.

We explore what it means that Jesus—the radiant, eternal, glorious Son of God—came into the world… and the world did not recognize Him. Even His own people, the ones He formed in their mother’s wombs, the ones He had come to rescue, turned their backs.

“He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.”— John 1:11

I reflect on the heartbreak Jesus endured… and how that connects with our own stories of rejection.I tell a story from my days as a youth pastor—a teenage girl so filled with boldness for the gospel that she practically dove into a stranger’s car window just to tell them about Jesus. I share how that moment challenged me. Inspired me. Reminded me what we’re doing here.

This episode is for anyone who has ever felt unseen. Overlooked. Rejected.And it’s for anyone who needs to be reminded that Jesus was too… and yet He kept loving.

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