DAY TWENTY-NINE
March
22, 2017
Can Jesus Do A Mighty Work
Here?
“He could not do any miracles
there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them.” Mark
6:5
Here we have a sad picture. Jesus came to church but could do no mighty
work because of their lack of faith. It
was not a good first year of ministry for Jesus as far as His reputation among
the hometown people of Nazareth was concerned.
He experienced a tremendous amount of rejection. Nazareth was where the Scriptures say, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and
in favor with God and men.” (Luke 2:52)
It started out well enough when He took the pulpit on
a Sabbath and read from the prophet Isaiah, the 61st chapter. This event (recorded in Luke 4:16-30), tells
how they “were amazed at the gracious words that came from his lips.” (verse
22) But when He told them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your
hearing” (verse 21), they became enraged.
In fact, they ran Him completely out of town to a cliff where they
wanted to kill Him by casting Him off the edge.
“But He walked right through the
crowd and went on His way.” (verse 30)
Talk about rejection! Most
preachers would have dusted their feet off and pronounced judgment, never to
return. Jesus, however, is not like most
preachers, thank God. He still had a
burning desire to do a mighty work among them.
Jesus still has a burning desire to do a mighty work
through His church and people today. Are
you willing to live by faith and have a prayer relationship with Him? He is ready, willing, and able to perform
powerful works through us. Our faith
will either turn the switch on or off.
Jesus will either do a mighty work here, or He will go elsewhere to do
His mighty work.
Prayer Focus: Pray that He
will do a mighty work through Fredericksburg Wesleyan Church because we are of strong faith. Ask God to show you if there is a roadblock
of unbelief in your life.