Rejection or Divine Mercy?

Rejection hurts. Whether it's a professional setback, getting passed over for a job, or experiencing a personal falling-out, rejection often feels like a painful loss or a massive failure . Our first reaction is usually anger, sadness, or frustration.

David experienced a powerful rejection from the Philistine lords when they publicly refused to let him accompany them into battle . At the time, David probably felt humiliated. But later, after the tragic burning of Ziklag, David realized that rejection had been God's perfect protection . If he had been allowed to go to the battlefield with the Philistines, he would have been far away when his own family and community were raided and captured.