Rejection and Disaster

Rejection and Disaster

 

I would like to share an email devotional that I received today from Heartlight.org:

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"Surely you have read this Scripture: 'The stone that the builders did not want became the cornerstone. The Lord did this, and it is wonderful to us.'" — mark 12:10-11 (ERV)

Key Thought:

Jesus finishes his story by quoting a Scripture from the Old Testament that will become one of his early followers' favorite passages. The point of the quotation is simple: God can turn things around and do great things with what looks like rejection and disaster. This is precisely what God does. God raised his Son Jesus from the dead and vindicated his life, his ministry, and his teachings. What begins horribly -- the Son being murdered and his body desecrated outside the city -- ends in something marvelous -- Jesus is raised and death is defeated. While we hate the rejection, the wounds, the humiliation and the death that Jesus endured, God has made this precious to us. It is marvelous grace.

Today's Prayer:

My Father in heaven, the only one adequate response that I can give to all that you have given to me through your Son is thank you! However, dear Lord, I want that thank you to be more than words; I want to say thank you with all of my being and show my appreciation with the way that I live. In Jesus' name. Amen.

From Heartlight.org 8/26/2012
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Yes, there is great evidence that God can take circumstances that appear to be disasters, great rejection, etc., and turn them around into great things.  Keep praying that He will do this for our spouses, our families, and our marriage.