# 272 Rejection

The Book of Genesis

Day 272

Ge 29:31 When the LORD saw that Leah was unloved, He opened her womb; but Rachel was barren.

Today, I want to look at the soft spot in the heart of God for the unloved. The Hebrew word for “unloved” here is “sane,” (sah’ nay) and it expresses the ill will and aversion between people. It could be ill will between spouses, brothers and sisters, parents and children, neighbors, or even nations.  It is the desire  to have no contact or relationship with another.

Can you grasp the feeling of rejection one can experience when they are on the receiving end of “sane?” (sah nay) When one spouse says to another, “I don’t love you anymore.” Or when a parent abandons a child, or when neighbors turn a cold shoulder to each other, or when someone is avoided simply because they don’t fit in with the social norm, or when nations cut off diplomatic relations. We are talking about flat out rejection here!

This verse in Genesis tells us something about God. He has a soft spot in His heart for those who have been rejected.  God’s own Son was “despised and rejected by men.” (Isa 53:3) He understands it. He experienced it, and He has compassion on those who are similarly despised.  He says in Isa 60:15,16,  "Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations.  16 You shall drink the milk of the Gentiles, And milk the breast of kings; You shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

Are you feeling rejected today? Has someone close to you turned you away or put you off? Turn to the One who understands, the One who has been there, done that. Jesus has a soft spot just for you and He says, “The one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out.” He longs to turn your temporary rejection into “eternal excellence.”

Do not despair! Though the whole world may “sane” (sah nay) you, Jesus will never forsake you!