Rejected on earth, accepted in Heaven

Most, if not all of us know the sting of rejection. It starts early for some. Even on the playground maybe you were the last kid to be picked. Or worse yet, you were the one, when left by yourself, the captain who's turn it was to pick said, "I dont' want him, you can have him." And it continues. Husbands and wives reject each other. Maybe saddest of all is when children are rejected by their parents. It was this kind of rejection that David knew about. In I Samuel 16 we are told of Samuel's visit to Jesse's house to anoint the next king. Samuel had of course let Jesse know he was coming and why. So where was David? David was out watching sheep because his own father had already rejected him as even being a candidate for the king. Remember that Samuel had brought all the fixin's for a feast. It was his plan, after anointing the new king to have a feast in his honor. Notice the last part of verse 11 of this chapter, "we will not sit down until he come hither." No matter how many times we have been rejected on this earth, Jesus is preparing a feast in Heaven and He is saying, "we aren't sitting down, until they are all here. We aren't even starting this until my church has come home." The sting of rejection on earth isn't so bad when you realize that Jesus has accepted you.