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During WWI and WWII, many soldiers left home to fight for their country.  They return home unable to find jobs. Their hometown forgot their sacrifice on the battlefield. Soldiers became strangers amongst their own; they didn’t feel welcome.

Jesus felt the same way. After Satan unsuccessful attempt to temp Jesus, the scripture says, the devil left him for a season.   The great news about Jesus spread throughout the region. He went home.  Jesus did what he always did when he got there, went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day. He stood and read the scripture.  He read from the book Isaiah.  His reading began, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, to preach the acceptable year of the Lord.”  He closed the book and gave it back to the minister.  Jesus then sat down.  All eyes were on him.  Jesus said, “This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.”  It was like He dropped the mic.  BOOM!

Jesus was a smooth operator. I like his style. The town folk start questioning is this Joseph’s son? They wanted to see miracles they heard he did.  If He  had shown a miracle, they still wouldn't have believed.  Jesus tells them, “No prophet is accepted in his own country.”  Let’s just say when Jesus finished His speech in Luke 4:23-25, all those in the synagogue, were filled with wrath.  There goes Satan, reappearing, in the people this time. He didn’t want them to hear Jesus words.  Anyways, the people got up and threw Jesus out of the city. They took him to a hill where they planned to toss Him. Jesus simply walked passed them and went on his way.

You may have a message for those in your hometown. Yet, when they refuse to hear it, walk away.  Also, don’t let the way you live your life, hinder God’s message from being received either. You must show Christ in your life at all times.  Pray for your family members but keep spreading the Word. There’s someone out there waiting for a Word from the Lord (Mark 16:15).


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