Jesus was from the city of Nazareth in the region of Galilee. The Galileans were a people treated with contempt as can be seen in Nathaniel's statement in John 1:46 and the pharisees' in John 7:52. History tells us of how the Galileans are a people of a mixed origin due to the various wars and other occurrences, within that region. Thus they were looked down upon by the other purely Jewish people.
Jesus' manner of arrival on earth, where He chose to be born, the people He decided to associate with, all point to the fact that the Lord does take into consideration our 'lowly' human circumstances and is not restricted by the artificial boundaries we have built, either for ourselves or for others. his motives and actions transcends these things and He wills to do and to act in us to bring His name the glory. The question is; are we willing to set aside these limitations in order to allow the Lord through? He seeks to burst forth in our lives to showcase His glory to all the world. Today He urges us to take the limits off and allow Him to have His way in our lives.
Jesus' manner of arrival on earth, where He chose to be born, the people He decided to associate with, all point to the fact that the Lord does take into consideration our 'lowly' human circumstances and is not restricted by the artificial boundaries we have built, either for ourselves or for others. his motives and actions transcends these things and He wills to do and to act in us to bring His name the glory. The question is; are we willing to set aside these limitations in order to allow the Lord through? He seeks to burst forth in our lives to showcase His glory to all the world. Today He urges us to take the limits off and allow Him to have His way in our lives.
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