53When Jesus had finished these parables, he moved on from there.
54Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. "Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?" they asked.
55"Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother's name Mary, and aren't his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas?
56Aren't all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?"
57And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor."
58And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith." (NIV)
We need to be aware of becoming so " familiar" with Jesus that we don't fear him anymore, don't let him change any expectations of who he is. That was what happend to people in Nazareth, they had evidence that Jesus was more than the carpenter's son, but they chose not to believe in him. They assumed he couldn't be the Son of God because they "knew" him, his family...his background, there was nothing special about it.
I want to talk about fear, fear of the Lord " means that our heart fully sense who we are, who is He that sits on the throne and how much higher is He from us".God wants to have deep relationship with us, he loves us. But sometimes we forget who He is... I am talking about myself...yes, God is god, but he is big! He is the creator of all things!
In the last verse we can see that Jesus didn't do much because of their indifference and pride. God can't change us unless we come to Him in humble, teachable faith.
Have a good day everyone!
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Thanks for you great insight Fabiana. I couldn't agree with you anymore.
It is part of our nature to doubt and question things. Especially when it seems to good to be true, but hard to believe. Although people were amazed by Jesus' teaching, they still questioned His wisdom and power, rather than trusting in Him and His teachings. I don't blame the people for doubting Jesus, but I realized when we start to question every little thing in life...we end up nowhere but with a bunch of questions and frustration. At some point, we have to come to believe, trust, and have faith.
As I continue to learn and build a relationship with God, I have to go into our relationship with faith that He is my God and savior. If I lack faith in God, then it makes sense that He would not work in my life. But I thank God despite my lack of faith, He is still faithful in my life..and this helps truth helps grow my trust in Him.
We are not any different from the people in the passage, and I believe God will also no longer work in our lives if we continue to doubt and ignore Him.
If we really believe in Him, may our words and actions somehow show this to be true. What a challenge...
Thanks for your great insight Fabiana. I couldn't agree with you anymore.
It is part of our nature to doubt and question things. Especially when it seems to good to be true, and hard to believe. Although people were amazed by Jesus' teaching, they still questioned His wisdom and power, rather than trusting in Him. I don't blame the people for doubting Jesus, but I realized when we start to question every little thing in life...we end up nowhere but with a bunch of questions and frustration. At some point, we have to come to believe, trust, and have faith.
As I continue to learn and build a relationship with God, I have to go into our relationship with faith that He is my God and savior and that what I read in His word is true. If I lack faith in God, then it makes sense that He would not work in my life. But I thank God despite my lack of faith, He is still faithful in my life..and this helps truth helps grow my trust in Him.
We are not any different from the people in the passage. I believe God will also no longer work in our lives if we continue to doubt and ignore Him just like He did with the people who questioned Him.
If we really believe in Him, may our words and actions somehow show this to be true. What a challenge...
thanks for your insightful reflection, fabiana. you're so right to point out that we've become so "familiar" with Jesus that we've lost sight of who He really is. instead of worshipping Him in His true glory, we worship a certain image we have of Him in our mind. the people in Jesus's hometown knew Him as "the carpenter's son", "mary's son", the brother of james, joseph, simon and judah. when He deviated from their expectations of Him, "they took offense at Him". likewise, when He deviates from our expectations of Him, we take offense as well. we do this by maintaining a distance from Him--and we all have our own ways of doing this.
Jesus was "unable to do many miracles there because of their lack of faith". what an incredible statement. these people refused to accept Jesus on His own terms; so He could not use His power to help them. we need to take this passage seriously. we need to "at some point" as esther says, simply come to Him in faith. and we need not worry about our unmet expectations--Jesus will exceed anything we could ever hope for in a Savior and a Lord.
"teachable faith"... yes, we can all use more of that!
thanks, Fabiana!
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