He Will Not Reject Forever

O, tried and tempest-tossed one, hear these words, “The Lord will not reject forever.” Think upon the reality of those words. Your present circumstances will not last forever. Even if they last the rest of your days on this earth, they will not last forever. For each believer “forever” holds special import. Forever means life with Jesus. Forever means seeing His dear face. Forever means no more sin, no more sorrow, no more pain. Ah, let us think on forever. Revelation 21:3-4 tells us, “And I heard a loud voice from the throne, saying, ‘Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men, and He will dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself will be among them, and He will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and there will no longer be any death; there will no longer be any mourning, or crying, or pain; the first things have passed away.’” Think on the sweetness of this “forever” truth from Revelation 22:3-4, “There will no longer be any curse; and the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His bond-servants will serve Him; they will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads.”

“The Lord will not reject forever.” You may feel rejected and abandoned by the Lord, yet nothing could be further from the truth. The Scriptures, upon which we gain our footing, tell us a much better “reality” for the state we now find ourselves in. From Hebrews 13:5 we learn that Jesus Himself said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you.” Or if you like, listen to Isaiah 49:14-16, “But Zion said, “The Lord has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me. Can a woman forget her nursing child and have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you. Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” We must learn to line our feelings up with the facts.

Often we feel rejected by the Lord because we forget the love, care, power, and might He infuses into every detail of our lives. We view our circumstances from an earthly perspective, when what we really need is a God-has-eternity-in-view perspective. More often than not, we need to remind ourselves that God is more concerned about our holiness than He is our happiness. He intends to complete His wondrous work in our souls, which most often is accomplished through trials and difficulty and sorrow.

“The Lord will not reject forever.” Hear the certainty of those words. He will not. Our compassionate and loving God absolutely, positively will not reject forever. There will come a day when things will change. Psalm 30:5 reminds us, “For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in the morning.” How long we’ll weep we cannot say, but we do know this—one day, one morning, there will be joy! David relied on this truth and comforted himself with this knowledge in Psalm 27:13-14, “I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage, yes, wait for the Lord.”

Let us counter our discouragement and despair with these words from Lamentations 3:21-25, “This I recall to my mind, therefore I have hope. The LORD’S lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, for His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. “The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I have hope in Him.” The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the person who seeks Him.”