Sabbath, January 30, 2010
Matthew 13:54-58
and coming to his hometown he taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished, and said, “Where did this man get this wisdom and these mighty works? Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? And are not all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him. But Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and in his own household.” And he did not do many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. (ESV)
by John J. Pethtel
Once again the people in Nazareth recognized the miraculous powers of Jesus yet chose not to recognize him by his spiritual relationship but through his family relationships. This rejection is doubled by his nation when they choose to send him to the cross instead of a criminal. However, this rejection had to occur to fulfill the prophecy of the suffering servant. How do we deal with rejections?
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Daily Bible Meditations are taken from The Helping Hand,a Sabbath School student quarterly for youth and adults. Copyright © 2010, Seventh Day Baptist Board of Christian Education, Inc.
Scripture quotations marked "ESV" are taken from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Text provided by the Crossway Bibles Web Service.
