From picking teams in elementary school to being turned down by a love interest to not getting the job we wanted, we all have felt the pain of rejection. Some people have experienced it over and over again. God has experienced rejection over and over. From the fall in the garden to the consistent turning away by Israel, God experienced so much rejection that He even lamented creating humanity. Jesus walked in a fleshly body that shared the same emotions and pain that we do. He came to fulfill the prophecy, but even on His first night on earth, He made his bed in a manger because there was no room at the inn. Jesus’ life on earth was marked by constant rejection. As a human, He hurt from the sting of rejection, but as God, He came to fulfill His plan of salvation. The bible speaks about the stone the builder rejected. That stone is the foundation of everything. We, too, can be guilty of rejecting Him. Not in the way we read Israel or the Pharisees did, but by not responding to Him when He is near. How many times have we been in His presence and not entirely given in to Him? We must make every effort to receive this living, precious stone.