# 505 - Today's Du-votional comes from: Mr 8:31,32 “And He began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things, and be rejected by the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He spoke this word openly. And Peter took Him aside and began to rebuke Him.”
I want to spend a little time on the idea of Jesus being “rejected” by the religious leaders of His day. In the Strong's concordance, the word “rejected” means “repudiated.” Repudiated comes from a French word “repudium,” which means “the rejection of a prospective spouse.” Out of this we get the following definitions: (1) to divorce. (2) to refuse to have anything to do with. (3) to reject as unauthorized.
I think the last definition is what is going on with these religious leaders. They never regarded Jesus as the “authorized Son of God.” But I can't help but think of the original meaning of this word, “the rejection of a prospective spouse,” especially in light of the connection between Jesus as the Bridegroom who will one day return for His Bride.....the church.
These religious leaders of the people who had been betrothed to the coming Messiah through the promises of the Old Testament, chose to reject or “divorce” their prospective spouse. What will they say when the Bridegroom returns? What a chilling thought for all who would “reject” Him.
Oh God, thank You for Your relentless pursuit of the lost. Open eyes and hearts to Jesus today that they may be present on the Day of the Final Wedding feast.
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