*JESUS NOT BELIEVED IN HOMETOWN

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Today's Topic:
JESUS NOT BELIEVED IN HOMETOWN

📖 Bible Reading:
Matthew 13:54-58, NLT:-
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54 He returned to Nazareth, his hometown. When he taught there in the synagogue, everyone was amazed and said, “Where does he get this wisdom and the power to do miracles?”
55 Then they scoffed, “He’s just the carpenter’s son, and we know Mary, his mother, and his brothers—James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas.
56 All his sisters live right here among us. Where did he learn all these things?”
57 And they were deeply offended and refused to believe in him.
Then Jesus told them, “A prophet is honored everywhere except in his own hometown and among his own family.”
58 And so he did only a few miracles there because of their unbelief.

🔑 Key Verse:
“ And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honour ”

• Matthew 13:57, NIV

The Message:
Familiarity, they say, breeds contempt. As such, many people who live close to the church are known to have the least regard for God because of their proximity to God’s house. Nazareth was not mentioned once in the Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. He was to be born in Bethlehem. Yet providence brought Christ to Nazareth (Matthew 2:19-22). No one expected Nazareth to feature prominently in God’s plan. Yet, the people of Nazareth misappropriated the grace of God. They belittled the wisdom and miraculous powers of Christ. They remembered him as the “Carpenter’s son”. They took offense at Him while other towns and villages continue to press after Him for miracles. The atmosphere in Nazareth was not conducive for miracles, hence “… he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith.”

What is hindering you from encountering God? In what ways are you taking the power of God for granted? Is your familiarity with God breeding contempt in your heart towards spiritual things? Are you too busy with the affairs of this life? Have you through acts of commission or omission terminated your previous encounters with God? Get rid of everything that might be hindering the power of God in your life today, so that you can also experience His divine encounter.

Birthday Blessing:
“If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land.”

• Isaiah 1:19

Read Bible Through Passage:
Deuteronomy 11; Psalms 95-96; Isaiah 39; Revelation 9.

Food for Thought:
“God wants to humble you and fill you with…so that you can become part of the eternal work…in your day!”
– A. W. Tozer

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💥Good morning beloved. How was your night?

Today, as you march forward in complete obedience,​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ may your acquaintance with the LORD JESUS bring you blessing, in Jesus' name.💥 (AMEN)​​.​​​​​​​​​​​

​​​​​​​​​​​​​Do Enjoy a FULFILLED Thursday.

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