“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” the locals asked. Only the one who would become the Savior of the world.
“He’s just a carpenter, Mary’s son. We’ve seen him grow up with his brothers and sisters.”
Jesus marveled at their unbelief. Thousands had followed him as he healed their sick, but home folks rejected him.
Familiarity is a problem we suffer today. Too often we come to church expecting everything to be the same. Do we get so familiar with holy things that we take God for granted? We know He died for our sins, but in our daily lives do we take what he says for granted? Have we allowed pride of our intelligence to come between us and God?
Do you realize what God could do if we would simply get out of the way?