Have you ever been rejected? Do you know how it feels to get un-picked? Rejection stings so much. Being rejected hurts in a way that other things don’t because when someone rejects you, it means that in some way, you’re not allowed to be you. Rejection is a hurt that feels permanent, because it’s all wrapped up in your personality, and dang - you are you who are, right? Way back in Jesus’ day, there was a man everyone hated named Zacchaeus. Everyone hated Zacchaeus because he was a tax collector, which meant that he was working for the Romans - (the oppressive foreign government that had taken over his society) Zacchaeus was basically exploiting his own people to get rich. In other words, this guy was the lowest kind of traitor there was. Who wouldn’t hate a guy like that, right? Well, we find out that he was short, which may not seem like that big of a deal to you (unless you’re short). You see, Zacchaeus had probably had a life filled with rejection. He was never picked for pick-up basketball games, never got to date the kinds of girls that the tall, athletic guys got to date. What if Zacchaeus had so much hurt from being rejected his whole life that he went into business with the Romans simply because they would take him? People are the way they are for a reason, after all. Here’s the deal, though: Jesus walked into Zacchaeus’ town, sought him out and became friends with him, despite his past. Jesus didn’t reject him, but loved him. He’s looking for you too - coming to your town to find you, accept you and change you and He will never, ever reject you.
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