In this day and age many people have suffered and faced all manners of trials and opposition as a result of being what they are or the stand which they have taken in life. At times our society is so harsh and intolerable to various issues of concern, be it our social status; physical; racial; religious; creed you name it. Through all these many have suffered great criticisms, rejection to the extent of being look down upon.
The bible speaks of many notable persons who had been down the “junction of despise and rejection” in their lives. It’s not that they had chosen to go that way but circumstances had driven them down that lane.
One such a person was this notable young man who underwent such a gruesome time in his life. Looking at his childhood life, which was so appalling full of depression; pain; name calling, presumably you my reader are familiar of. What a distracted young fellow he was. Full of fear and probably depression led him to be angry as to why he was born in this “cruel and wicked world”. Why my mom didn’t just abort me? Was a question which hanged in his mind many times..
Having been born of a prostitute, not by choice, he endured all manners of insults, name calling, and rejection. He was much despised and many looked down on him. No one considered him as worthy. Though he was the first born, a legitimate and sole heir to his family’s inheritance, he was driven away from his rightful home by his own family whom he much loved.
Isaiah 53:3-9 (New International Version © 2010)3 He was despised and rejected by mankind, 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. 4 Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; he punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
7 He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. 8 By oppression[a] and judgment he was taken away. Yet who of his generation protested? For he was cut off from the land of the living; for the transgression of my people he was punished.[b] 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death, though he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.
Seeing that he could not endure this any more he fled far away from his brothers, his people and his society. He went where no one knew about him; where he could start all over again and at least become something, somebody respectable.
We also have found ourselves in this Youngman’s shoes. Many might have looked down on you because of the family line you come from; your past which is still haunting you; your inability; your status etc….…………………...
This should not deter you, for you don’t know what JESUS CHRIST has in the making for you. For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Our LORD JESUS CHRIST will cause those who have despised and rejected you to come looking for you! They will come to you and ask you to take back what was rightly yours. That which was forcefully taken away from you will be given back in full measure pressed down, shaken together and running over…………..in JESUS NAME!
"Come," they said, "be our commander”,…………..they will make you to be the “head and not the tail”, this is our heritage! Though they had driven the Youngman away, now they were coming for him! I can picture a great contingency of very respectable persons from his society coming to beseech him to go back with them!
The elders of Gilead replied, "The LORD is our witness; we will certainly do as you say." So Jephthah went with the elders of Gilead, and the people made him head and commander over them. And he repeated all his words before the LORD in Mizpah.
Hallelujah!
Bro. Godfrey Nengo
References:
- Great inspiration of the HOLY SPIRIT, who is my great FRIEND and COMPANION;
- Extracts from bible (New International Version): Judges 11:1-11; Jeremiah 29:11
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