Pass Through the Crowd – Luke 4:24-30 Reflection
Have you ever stepped into a crowd and felt that you may be the only person who practiced any faith? It is a surreal situation as your internal antenna immediately goes up, and you must decide to exit or seek God’s help. Your whole body gets involved as your senses become heightened. Everything depends on how you behave and what you say. Do you insert divinity into the conversation, remain silent, or walk softly and gently with Christ’s help? Can you recognize the crowd’s feelings, emotions, or spiritual needs? Do not be concerned if you do try and there is rejection, as the Spirit will be there to let you pass through the crowd.
The Brow of the Hill near Nazareth by James Tissot (Full-resolution image of painting).
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Luke 4:24-30 – Scripture*
24 And he said, “Truly I tell you, no prophet is accepted in the prophet’s hometown. 25 But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, and there was a severe famine over all the land; 26 yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon. 27 There were also many lepers in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard this, all in the synagogue were filled with rage. 29 They got up, drove him out of the town, and led him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they might hurl him off the cliff. 30 But he passed through the midst of them and went on his way.
Additional Thoughts
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