Anglican Daily Fountain 6 October 2023 (Devotional Today)
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TOPIC: THE MINISTRY OF JESUS
TEXT: Luke4:16-30(KJV)
4:16. And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.
4:17. And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
4:18. 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,
4:19. To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.
4:20. And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.
4:21. And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.
4:22. And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
4:23. And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country.
4:24. And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country.
4:25. But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
4:26. But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow.
4:27. And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian.
4:28. And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
4:29. And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong.
4:30. But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
Anglican Daily Fountain 6th October 2023 STUDY:
Jesus is the fulfilment of God’s love for humankind; He gives us the words that can satisfy our needs. He came “to preach the gospel to the poor; and the recovery of sight to the blind.”Jesus preaches the gospel to those who are poor in spirit and faith. Recovering the sight of the blind means helping them to see right.
Jesus also came to heal those who are weak and wounded. Despite all these, Jesus was rejected in Nazareth, his hometown! No matter how you feel about rejection, remember that every time you encounter rejections, it is not your loss, but theirs. Jesus offers the bread of life and the water that comes from within- the words – that can save us, yet he was rejected. You are not alone!
We may condemn Nazareth for rejecting Jesus but in our actions today, we continue to reject Him. For example, what do we do while in church?Most times, don’t we talk with others, sleep, text, surf the internet (social media) and play while service is on. Sometimes, we let our Sunday sickness eat us; we reject Jesus once again by not giving Him time. Now let us ask ourselves: Do we accept or reject Jesus in our lives?
PRAYER: Dear Lord, help me not to act in ways that reject you in my life, Amen.