Heavenly Father, what a lesson I can learn from the people of Nazareth who refused to recognise the Lord Jesus, the King of Glory. He had grown up in their village and now He visited them to give them the words of eternal life, but they refused to listen and allowed doubt to cast the shadow of unbelief in their hearts and a cloud of rejection over their town. Thank You that although He was despised and rejected by His own people, You have graciously brought Gentiles into Your family and equipped us to be used in Your service. Fulfil now, O Lord, Your Word in each member of Christ's Body, and equip each one of us to carry out the work that You have prepared for us to do. Thank You that Jesus did not give up on Israel, despite their rejecting of Him, and that the day is coming when that chosen nation will recognise their Lord and their God, heaven’s greatest Prophet, High Priest, and King. In Jesus' name, AMEN.
Source: Verse of the day for Mark 6:4