Good morning. Remember that all of Jesus’ neighbors were
saying good things about Him
and then: No doubt you will quote this proverb to Me,
physician heal yourself! Whatever we
heard was done at Capernaum, do here in Your hometown as
well. No prophet is welcome in
his hometown. There were many widows in the land of Israel
in the days of Elijah; but he was
sent only to one in a foreign land. There were many lepers
in Israel in the time of Elisha the
prophet; but only one was cleansed, and he was a foreigner.
Now everyone was madder than a
wet hen 🐔 ! They tried to throw
Him down the cliff, but He passed through their midst and
went on His way. Skipping some that is also in Matthew and
Mark - Luke gives the beatitudes.
There is one verse that is unique to him. Give, and it will
be given to you. They will pour into
your lap a good measure – pressed down, shaken together, and
running over. For by your
standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.
What is interesting is that the words
translated pressed down and shaken together are in the perfect
tense. As a reminder – these
are actions that were completed in the past and have an
effect in the present. In other words,
before you even thought about giving, God had already
prepared the return for you, and it is
much greater than what you gave. Father thank You that You
have already prepared the return
for all that the reader has given, and it is pressed down,
shaken together, and running over!
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