Read Luke 4:21-30 with your family.

This is part two of the passage we looked at last week.

Jesus sat down when he spoke, which was not the usual practice from someone visit. They usually stood and gave their opinions on the scripture they had read. Not Jesus.

They he proceeded to do something that truly upset the people of his home town – he told them that the he would not be doing anything for them that he had done for people in other towns: no miracles, no special teaching, no healing, nothing.

The only explanation he gave was the prophets, or special teachers, were not welcome in their hometowns. He had not even tried to see if that was true, he just said no, he wasn’t doing it.

He told them the scripture had been fulfilled just by his being there. He knew they knew what to do, but Jesus did not have high expectations of any of them. God’s word meant they had to participate in justice for everyone, not think they were special just because they knew him as a child and could claim special privileges.