“But He turned and
rebuked them and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of.” –
Luke 9:55
Once Jesus set His face to go to
Jerusalem and sent His messengers ahead of Him. They went to a Samaritan
village to make arrangements for Him. But the people of that village were not
willing to receive Jesus in that village. Why actually they reject Jesus? The
answer was clearly given in the Bible in Luke 9:53, “But they did not receive Him because His face was set for the journey
to Jerusalem.”
Two of the Jesus disciples saw this
and asked Him to permit them to command fire to come down from Heaven to
consume the entire villagers. They were so angry because of the rejection they
faced. So they told like that. Hearing their words Jesus rebuked them and said
to them that they do not know what manner of spirit they are of.
There were times in our lives we
face rejection in certain places or with certain people. At that time we get
angry and from the depth of our heart we wish to curse them for what they did
in our lives. You might be going through a path like this. Today God is
speaking to you.
Few months back I went to a clinic
with my wife to check whether she was pregnant or not. My wife colleagues told
her about that clinic and so we went there. We have no idea whether she was
pregnant or not but she had few signs of pregnancy. So we thought that the
doctors will do some test regarding that. My wife was looking forward to the
pregnancy test very eagerly. The doctor asked her something and immediately
without taking any test she told that my wife was not pregnant. As she told
that in a harsh tone my wife felt so bad. She also rejected my wife’s plea to
take a test and confirm it. Seeing her harsh behavior my wife started to cry
badly.
I do not know what to do but on that
night I strongly thought to curse that clinic. I want to pray to God asking Him
not to bless that clinic. I was filled with bitterness and anger. As I thought
of praying against that clinic, Jesus Christ spoke to me in a loving voice
saying, “My dear son, don’t you know what kind of Spirit you have in you. I
have given you My Holy Spirit to make you a blessing to others and not to curse
any one. They have rejected you because it is not my will for you to go there
for a check up.”
My heart was filled with a great
peace when I heard God’s reply and then only the Bible passage that was given
above came to my mind.
It is true that the doctor spoke in
a harsh way but the actual truth is it was not God’s will for us to go there.
Even the Samaritan villagers
rejected Jesus not because they didn't like Jesus but because Jesus had set His
face to go to Jerusalem.
My dear young friends, someone whom
you loved closely might have rejected you or some of your friends whom you have
trusted might have rejected you or some people might not have accepted you in
their life. Do not lose heart and do not get discouraged.
Throw away the bitterness that you
carry in your heart. Jesus Christ has filled you with His Holy Spirit not to
carry any bitterness against any one and not to curse any one. God has filled
you with His Holy Spirit to bless others and to be a blessing to others.
It is not God’s will for you to be
with the person whom you love or to be in the place which you like. Because of
that you face rejection from them at times. Go to God’s feet when someone
rejects you. When you go to Jesus Christ He will reveal you the reason and He
will show you the way. Do not feel bad and do not carry bitterness upon those
who reject you. Pray for them. God will bless you.
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