And because of their unbelief, he couldn’t do any mighty miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. Mark 6:5
I think this may be one of the saddest verses I have ever read in the Bible.
Jesus had gone home for a visit. You would think the people of Nazareth would have been watching Jesus’ travels with keen interest. I mean, He was “one of their own”. The hometown boy was making quite a name with all the amazing miracles He was performing. And now He was coming home. They could have met Him with a parade, or a supper in His honor…
That was not the case. Jesus came home, and hung around for a few days. Then the Sabbath came along, so He went to the synagogue to teach. Initially, the people were amazed. But then they began to talk among themselves, and before long, the Scriptures say, “They were deeply offended and refused to believe in him” (v.3). What a tragedy! I wonder what it was that Jesus had planned for His family and His hometown? I can only imagine that it was something wonderful. After all, this is Jesus we’re talking about! Who knows what incredible things might have happened?!
We can recognize that what Jesus did do in Nazareth was pretty incredible - He healed the sick. To us, this is big! But what we see in Scripture is that this didn’t even scratch the surface of what Jesus wanted to do there. “Because of their unbelief…”
I wonder what mighty miracles we might be seeing now that we are missing because of unbelief? The same Jesus that wanted to do mighty miracles in His own hometown is waiting to move mightily in our lives as well. What an incredible opportunity is set before us! I pray that I will not miss out like the people of Nazareth did…
…Just a thought…
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