Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit to Galilee, and news about him spread throughout the whole countryside. He taught in their synagogues and was praised by everyone. Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue as he normally did and stood up to read. The synagogue assistant gave him the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written:
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me.
He has sent me to preach good news to the poor,
to proclaim release to the prisoners
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to liberate the oppressed,
and to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.
He rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the synagogue assistant, and sat down. Every eye in the synagogue was fixed on him. He began to explain to them, “Today, this scripture has been fulfilled just as you heard it.” (Luke 4:14-21, CEB)
The Lord has anointed us:
to preach good news to the poor
to proclaim release to the captive
to recover sight for the blind
to liberate the oppressed
The Lord has not anointed us:
to tell the wealthy or well-off they will get more
to keep those captive held in their places
to not help those who need help
to keep those in power where they are at the expense of humanity.
Power does not make right and Jesus was killed because He pushed back on power.
Are we ready to stand up to tyranny and give up any status we have to show God’s love in the world?
Love like Jesus and know that will get you hated.
Loving People. Loving God.
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