In Mark 6, Jesus went back to His hometown. As usual He taught in the synagogue, but He was not accepted because they knew His roots. The Bible even stressed that the "people took offense at Him"(NIV). Consequently, He was not able to perform any miracles there, and was amazed at their lack of faith. However, He laid hands on some few sick people. Why were they the exception? What made them stand out to be seen by Jesus and acknowledged in the Bible?; their faith and trust.
In our world today, we are constantly being bombarded with statistics about the difficulties of our societies economy, how grim situations will be, how difficult your supervisor is etc. There is always a constant stream of negativity into our lives. But like these sick people, in Mark 6, let us be different. Let us continue to keep faith in the Lord who provides. Let us continue to hold unto Him, assured that regardless of the issues of life, we have in Jesus, a steadfast and sure anchor.
In our world today, we are constantly being bombarded with statistics about the difficulties of our societies economy, how grim situations will be, how difficult your supervisor is etc. There is always a constant stream of negativity into our lives. But like these sick people, in Mark 6, let us be different. Let us continue to keep faith in the Lord who provides. Let us continue to hold unto Him, assured that regardless of the issues of life, we have in Jesus, a steadfast and sure anchor.
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