Returning to Nazareth, the place of his boyhood and early
manhood, Jesus astonished the townsmen with his bold testimony that he was the
promised Messiah. Had his own community been spiritually perceptive, Jesus
would have been accepted for who he was, the Son of the Eternal Father. But,
blinded to eternal realities, they saw him only as “Joseph’s son.” They had
heard of the miracles he had performed in Capernaum, and inwardly they thought,
“Show us a miracle also that we might see that thou art the Christ.” Hadn’t
Jesus himself declared that “no prophet is accepted in his own country”?
Why didn’t Jesus perform a miracle in Nazareth? Have
you ever wondered about the purpose of miracles?
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