Curses Foibled Again
Basically, Jesus was saying in
today's passage that the people in Galilee would be
receptive, but the people where He grew up would not. They remembered His
humble upbringing and His occupation as carpenter. Despite a fine reputation,
they would not listen to someone they considered inadequately educated
spiritually.
I hate having faults,
shortcomings, quirks, eccentricities - foibles.
They cause me trouble all the time. I like to think I don't have
foibles, but that in itself is a foible. I am foibled at every turn. They hurt my reputation and credibility. I
can say things wrong, I can do things that are misinterpreted, I can get
cranky, etc.
I like to think that if I was
perfect - absolutely foibleless - that all in my world would be perfect.
However, Jesus was perfect. He had no faults and foibles, yet all was not
perfect for Him. Since all people are
sinful, judgmental, opinionated and difficult, they are filled with faults. Jesus
was rejected and crucified by foible-filled people.
Thus, I know that Jesus
understands about being foibled. He knows me and all my shortcomings. He loves me anyway. Sometimes I can avoid the
foibles of others, but I can't avoid mine.
I need Jesus to help at these times so that I won't be foibled again.
Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee . For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own
country. Then when he was come into Galilee , the
Galilaeans received him, having seen all the things that he did at Jerusalem 13:54 -58).
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