"And when he was come into his own country, he taught them in their synagogue, insomuch that they were astonished, and said, Whence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? is not his mother called Mary? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas? And his sisters, are they not all with us? Whence then hath this man all these things? And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house. And he did not many mighty works there because of their unbelief."
This lesson very clearly reflects one of the ironic realities of human society. Though one of us might go away and do great things, and be recognized all over the rest of the world as an authority in some field, most of the folks back home will still recognize us as just ole Joe or Judy, from down the street and will be unwilling to accept us for the things we might have done.
Those who occupied Jesus' homeland, even after hearing of all the amazing miracles He had performed, refused to accept Him as the Messiah. They denied Him simply because they had known Him and His family, and could only recognize Him as just that kid from down the street.
Within today's quoted text there is a great lesson on faith in that it seems to be far easier for many of today's, so-called, Christians to place their faith in what some bible scholar might determine the bibles says as opposed to what the bible actually says.
If anyone genuinely and prayerfully seeks to fully understand God's word, that person WILL, beyond any shadow of a doubt, understand it. No one needs the input of a "bible scholar" to understand the gospel of Jesus Christ.
To understand the Word of God, you must devote the time to study it. Then if you have problems understanding parts of it, there is nothing better to do than pray for help from the ONLY true authority, the Holy Spirit.~
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