JESUS AMONGST HIS KINSMEN
Key verse 6: 4
Jesus went amongst his fellow kinsmen in order to save them. However, the result was not as expected.Thereafter Jesus sent his disciples on a mission and he gave them a very particular method to accomplish it.
A prophet looked down upon.
Jesus went to Nazareth. Jesus had a shepherd’s heart for those living in that city which he frequented when he was younger. On the Sabbath day, Jesus entered into the synagogue and his Word became powerful amongst the crowd as it did previously amongst many others. However, the Word lost its power because everyone started to question themselves on Jesus’ human background. Therefore, their human relationship with him and their judgement became barriers that prevented the Word from having any effect. Jesus said a famous proverb that a prophet is only looked down upon in his home country. Jesus’ good heart was misunderstood by his people and rather than help them, it raised their doubts and a spirit of animosity. They were filled with their judgement but the real problem was their absence of faith. Jesus could do nothing for them given their judgement.
2. Jesus sent his disciples on a mission (6b-13)
Jesus sent the Twelve on a mission. He sent them two by two and he gave them the power to cast out evil spirits. He gave them a very strict way to carry out this mission : poverty, modesty and simplicity. The reason for this was so that they would learn to depend on him rather on their own capacities. Fidelity had to be their motto. They therefore had to stay in the first house that accepted them rather that look for the best one. Moreover, they needed to have an intransigent spirit when spreading the Gospel. They needed to be proud of their identity as those detaining the keys to the Kingdom of God. The message on their tongues was nothing more than the Word of God descended from heaven. Their attitude towards it and its propagation would determine the fate of their souls. They had to be faithful to the message that Jesus gave them ; a message that spoke about penitence. When they were faithful and obedient, God was able to richly bless their mission. Manu démons were chased and many sick were healed.
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