Jesus is being ridiculed and scoffed at, as the town attempts to bring him down to their level. They are offended that he acts superior to them and they don’t want to believe that he is anything other than a carpenter’s brat. They do not believe he is anything more.
Because they are working hard to bring him down to their level, their faith in his abilities is non-existent. And it says in verse 5 that he couldn’t do much of anything in terms of miracles because of their unbelief.
That would indicate to me that Jesus is dependent on the faith of the recipient to be able to provide a miracle. There is something about connecting that holds an answer. The sick person is connecting with Jesus, and Jesus is connecting with his father, and through that powerful connection, a miracle takes place. All of the participants are working the miracle.
Because the town didn’t believe he could do anything, he was only able to do very little, verse 5 says “except to lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them”.
God has been gracious enough to set it up so that we become partners with him in performing acts of wonder.
Prayer: Help me to realize how vitally important I am to God, and seek to keep the connection I have with God, intact.
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