The people in Jesus’ hometown were comfortable too. So set in their ways, that Jesus could do no work there. Nothing! Jesus couldn’t perform miracles because the people in the town wouldn’t let him! They did not believe he was who he said he was, they sneered at his radical ideas and slumped back into their status quo sofa, and were not changed.
It was the woman’s faith that saved her, she knew and had the faith to believe that if she could just touch his cloak, she would be healed. It was the father’s faith that Jesus could raise his daughter from the dead that allowed the power of God to manifest in that time and in those places. And it’s the same with us today. When we let our faith be strong and we have even a small amount of faith God can do so many things in our lives.
Sometimes, it can feel like we’re just one person – a teeny tiny little mustard seed. Sometimes we can feel quite isolated in our faith, especially when it gets tough. It can feel like the world is totally against us. But together, we start to grow and can transform into something bigger and bolder. That’s why sharing in community and sharing with those who haven’t met Jesus yet is super important. We’re stronger together.
The mystery of the Trinity also makes it easier for us to access and relate to God in the way that suits each of us best. For those who relate best to God as a parent, God revealed himself as the one with life in control, doing wonderful deeds and protecting and providing for us his children. But as there are some of us who need a brother, a best friend, a close companion who knows our human experience, God the Son entered into our world as Jesus Christ.
Jesus has helped shaped my life and me as a person especially when I had my first ever encounter with Jesus at Ignite Conference in Prayer Teams where the leaders praying for me distinctly told me exactly how I was feeling during the prayer. I’m the type to lock up my thoughts and emotions and never let them out so this experience for me completely changed my mind on my perspective of who Jesus is and his purpose in my life.
When we pray 'Come Holy Spirit,’ we are inviting the same Spirit that filled apostles and the disciples two thousand years ago and the saints and holy men and women that have been transformed since then. We are inviting the Spirit who knows no limits, who rose Jesus from the dead and who wants to do something incredible in your life today.
