But he answered and said,”Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.” Matthew 25:12

Rejection in any form is devastating, especially if it comes from the ones we claim to love. My brothers and sisters in Christ, take heed that no one deceives you, for many will be deceived by false prophets who will befriend you, who will lead you away from the will of God for you, and in the end it will not profit you. God loves us and we claim to love God, when in fact we don’t even love ourselves, because we allow ourselves to be easily misled, to be deceived, to suffer rejection because of the choices we make. But know that all of the choices we make in life have consequences, and one of the most devastating is to turn our backs on God, for the day will come, when you will hear these devastating words, “Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.” Many times in a relationship, we find ourselves asking our partner this question repeatedly, “Do you love me?” And many times the answer is yes, yet the same person turns around and rejects you. Jesus asked Peter this same question three times, not that he did not know the answer, but he wanted to reinforce this to Peter, how much he himself loved him, knowing that Peter was about to betray him, and Peter got it, he said, “Lord, you know all things, you know that I love you.” Jesus then said to him, “Feed my sheep.” My brothers and sisters in Christ know today, the shepherd who is leading your flock; take heed that you are not deceived.