Jesus in Nazareth

Luke 4:16-31 – Jesus in Nazareth

Once again we are looking at the Jesus in His home town of Nazareth.  Jesus had revealed He was the Messiah and the people took it the wrong way and wanted to kill Him.  Jesus however walked away and was not harmed.  Here are the lessons we can learn from this account today.

Jesus came to give sight to the blind both in a physical and spiritual sense.  He came to release the oppressed and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favour.  Jesus has come to your free from your oppression and He wants you to know you are blessed and highly favoured.  I have a friend that always greets those who meet him with the phrase, “I am blessed and highly favoured.”  Which of course he is because of Jesus Christ.

When everyone’s eyes were fastened on Jesus, He told His audience in Nazareth that the scripture He had just read was now being fulfilled.  All who heard Him said He had gracious words but they did not believe in Him.

Jesus revealed that people won’t believe a prophet from their home town because they know his past and cannot believe they could change.  Jesus was to face death through all His ministry.  He claimed from the very beginning to be the Son of God.  His claim to deity would eventually lead to His death