(NASB) Psalm 118:1 “GIVE THANKS to the LORD, for He is good; For His lovingkindness is everlasting.”

   Jesus was in the Nazareth synagogue speaking to His hometown folks.  He proclaimed that the Scripture He had read from the prophet Isaiah had been fulfilled that day in that synagogue in that town of Nazareth.  (See Luke 4:17-21) (NASB) Luke 4:22 “And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious […]

   Jesus declared that He had fulfilled Scripture as He read from the prophet Isaiah in the synagogue of His hometown of Nazareth.   What is the “acceptable year of the LORD”? Again the Lord God gives His commendation to His Messiah in: (NASB) Isaiah 49:8a “…In a favorable time I have answered You, And […]

   What can you know about the LORD in regard to oppression?   In Acts 7:24 and verse 34, Moses was a man God used to provide a way out of slavery for the Hebrew people in Egypt. The Lord sees the oppression of His people.  He sees how they are treated. He hears their […]

  Jesus, God’s Anointed One, was intentionally sent to open the eyes of the blind.   (See Isaiah 42:7).   Jesus quoted Isaiah in the synagogue in His hometown ofNazareth.  Jesus was sent by God to give blind eyes the ability to see: (NIV) Luke 4:18 “…and recovery of sight for the blind…” During Jesus’ […]

(NIV) Luke 4:18 “…He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners…”    Jesus the Messiah was prophesied to come and live among us.  He was sent by God the Father.  He came openly, not secretly.  He was sent by the Sovereign LORD, with His Spirit.  (See Isaiah 48:16) When Jesus was sent by […]

 Jesus went to His hometown of Nazareth and announced a stunning message in the synagogue on a Sabbath.  When the scroll was given Him, He opened to the prophet Isaiah and read what had been prophesied many hundreds of years earlier concerning Messiah. (NIV) Luke 4:18-19 “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because […]

    (NASB) Isaiah 12:1-3 “THEN YOU will say on that day, ‘I will give thanks to You, O LORD; For although You were angry with me, Your anger is turned away, And You comfort me. 2 ‘Behold, God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid; For the LORD GOD is my strength and […]

   What would the Lord God of the Bible have me to do this day?  Have you ever asked Him that? Jesus walked through His days seeking His Father’s direction for Him.  Should we not do the same?  Jesus went to where His relatives, friends and neighbors lived.  Jesus went to His hometown, Nazareth, to […]

 (NASB) Luke 4:14-15 “And Jesus returned to Galilee in the power of the Spirit, and news about Him spread through all the surrounding district. 15 And He began teaching in their synagogues and was praised by all.” (underlining added) Look at the key words “in the power of the Spirit”. Jesus was in the will […]