Indifference and rejection - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

He (Jesus Christ) was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world did not know him. He came to his own, and his own did not receive him.
John 1:10.11

Indifference and rejection
The Son of God entered His own creation as a human being. Here on earth He lived in a world that wanted nothing to do with God. Many people did not even know who the Man Jesus Christ was because of the distance separating them from God. They had not noticed that the Creator Himself had come seeking contact with them. And when He told them who He was, they did not hide their unwillingness to accept Him.

What must the Lord Jesus have felt, being treated so nonchalantly by His creatures! He had been sent into the world by God as the Saviour, but that meant nothing to the majority of people.

With His incarnation the Son of God came to "His own", i.e. the people of Israel, who had an outward relationship to Him. He was born of a woman of this nation and was therefore an Israelite by birth. But His own people refused Him. Although so much in His life and ministry proved Him to be the promised Messiah, the Jews rejected Him. As time passed, their rejection became even more marked. Finally, what the people of Israel thought of Jesus Christ became evident: before Pilate, they cried out, "Crucify him, crucify him!"

What pain rejection by His own people must have caused the Lord Jesus! He had done nothing but good among them. He had come to save them from their sins. But they repaid His love with hatred and enmity. Is it any different in the world today? How do you stand regarding the Saviour of the world?

Today's reading: 1 Chronicles 7:1-40 · Psalm 81:9-17