Human experience of rejection

Feelings of rejection by God may be a result of alienation caused directly or indirectly by sin. God’s people also experience rejection by a hostile world. Experiences and feelings of rejection are to be met with prayer, forgiveness and perseverance, together with confidence in God’s commitment to and compassion for, his people.

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Feelings of rejection by God Feelings of national rejection Ps 74:1; Is 49:14 See also Ps 44:9; Ps 108:11; Is 40:27; Je 13:17; Je 14:9; La 1:2; La 5:20; Eze 37:11 Feelings of personal rejection Ps 13:1; Mt 27:46 See also Ps 22:1–2; Ps 43:2; Ps 88:14 God’s servants experience rejection Samuel 1 Sa 8:5–7…