I was reflecting on this passage this morning and several thoughts just stuck with me:
1. Despite doing good and showing grace, Jesus was still sought out to be killed.
2. Despite the harmful intentions of others, there is a miraculous way of escape available for us so that the will of the father is still achieved.
3. Despite opposition and threats (personal harm), Jesus demonstrated consistent leadership by being faithful in performing the required task and doing it with authority and power (maximum impact).
As leaders, there is an ever present price that we must pay to achieve devine results.
By Gods grace and the direction of the Holy Ghost, we will and must “show up” and execute His plan with authority. This is not easy but this is why it is called leadership.
To be clear, we will and are often misunderstood.
We will and are often speaking, living and sharing biblical truths with Jesus’ authority that are unpopular and could place us in harms way (whether verbal, reputational, or physical), but to God be the glory for providing us with ways of escape- unscathed.
It is my prayer that, today, our hearts are not troubled and that our strength fail not.
We have all sufficiency in all things by Christ Jesus.
No weapon that is formed against us shall prosper.
We will accomplish that which God has sent us to do- it shall come to pass!
Be Blessed!
Be a Blessing!
“As they heard these things [about God’s grace to these two Gentiles], the people in the synagogue were filled with a great rage; and they got up and drove Him out of the city, and led Him to the crest of the hill on which their city had been built, in order to hurl Him down the cliff.
But passing [miraculously] through the crowd, He went on His way.
Then He came down [from the hills of Nazareth] to Capernaum, a city of Galilee [on the shore of the sea], and He was teaching them on the Sabbath; and they were surprised [almost overwhelmed] at His teaching, because His message was [given] with authority and power and great ability.”
Luke 4:28-32 AMP
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