22 Rejected by Men

Luke 4:14-30, TBC Book Two, Chapter 22
The word about Jesus began to spread: “The rabbi from Nazareth is healing everyone who comes to him. Even the demons obey him!”

Jesus made his way throughout Galilee until he came to Nazareth, the town where he grew up. On the Sabbath he entered their synagogue, and when it was time for the Scriptures, he stood up to read.

When Jesus was handed the scroll, he unrolled it slowly and paused,  staring at the words before him from Isaiah. Then he looked at the people and quoted, “ ‘The Spirit of the Lord is on me, for he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and sight for the blind, to set free those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.’ ”

Then he rolled up the scroll, and handed it back, and quietly sat down. Everyone stared, waiting for him to speak.

“Today,” he said, “this Scripture is fulfilled.” And he began to teach them.

As he spoke, they were amazed. But others were offended. . . .

(See THE BIBLE CLICKS, Book Two, Chapter 22, for the rest of the story.)​

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Today’s Takeaways
     A proverb to guide you: God does not call us to “blind faith”—he calls us to open the eyes of our heart so we can recognize him in our midst.
     A promise to cling to: “ ‘A prophet is not without honor except in his own town and in his own home.’ And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.” Matthew 13:57-58 NIV
     A praise to fill you: Open the Eyes of My Heart   Michael W. Smith     [Can skip ad after first 5 seconds]

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