December 15, 2022
And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.
2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?
3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.
4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.
5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.
6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.
We shake our heads when we read these verses. We have to remind ourselves that we are looking back two thousand years – we know what they had yet to learn. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if, after the Resurrection, all of Bethlehem and Nazareth accepted Him as the Christ? The Messiah? I guess we’ll never know if they did. But it’s a delightful thought.
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