FAMILIARITY BREEDS CONTEMPT
16 - February 2019
What we can be in Christ.?
Luke 4:24, "And he said, Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own country."
LUKE 4:16-30
A modern day equivalent of this verse is
"familiarity breeds contempt." Those who know the most about us also
know more of our faults than anyone else.
As a general rule, our weaknesses will tend to blind most people as to our strengths.
However, in the case of Jesus, there were no faults or failures to bias these people. In this instance, the problem stemmed from the people's lack of perception. They knew Jesus better than most in the flesh, but they had failed to see who He was in the Spirit. i.e. The complete person and spirit of Christ!
Jesus was God in all His power and majesty, yet He was clothed in flesh -
-a human in every respect (1 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 1:3). These people looked on Jesus' outward appearance and failed to see God within (1 Sam. 16:7).
Likewise, we fail to see the potential in others and even in ourselves because of our preoccupation with the outward appearance and actions. But within every born again person is a new creation which is waiting to be released
(2 Cor. 5:17).
All it takes is someone who believes.
Today look beyond the exterior in yourself and others and help bring into reality what we can or should be in Christ. It is a developing experience which must be lived daily!
One can not just accomplish something of importance in life, then just stop, sit back and think {OKAY now I have it made!}. Because failing to experience and develop your life's talents is a total waste of your God given abilities!
May you come to desire the prime need to seek the Will of God in your existence! Otherwise your time here on earth has been for nothing!
As a general rule, our weaknesses will tend to blind most people as to our strengths.
However, in the case of Jesus, there were no faults or failures to bias these people. In this instance, the problem stemmed from the people's lack of perception. They knew Jesus better than most in the flesh, but they had failed to see who He was in the Spirit. i.e. The complete person and spirit of Christ!
Jesus was God in all His power and majesty, yet He was clothed in flesh -
-a human in every respect (1 Tim. 3:16; Heb. 1:3). These people looked on Jesus' outward appearance and failed to see God within (1 Sam. 16:7).
Likewise, we fail to see the potential in others and even in ourselves because of our preoccupation with the outward appearance and actions. But within every born again person is a new creation which is waiting to be released
(2 Cor. 5:17).
All it takes is someone who believes.
Today look beyond the exterior in yourself and others and help bring into reality what we can or should be in Christ. It is a developing experience which must be lived daily!
One can not just accomplish something of importance in life, then just stop, sit back and think {OKAY now I have it made!}. Because failing to experience and develop your life's talents is a total waste of your God given abilities!
May you come to desire the prime need to seek the Will of God in your existence! Otherwise your time here on earth has been for nothing!
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