A light has dawned upon the world, the lamb of God who takes away our sin

By Kadeen Edwards

Isaiah 61 :1-3 says The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of His splendor. 

Jesus' home was in Nazareth and He shares Isaiah 61 with the people in Luke 4:18-19.  He repeats the same message from Isaiah 61 telling the people “I am Him that He has anointed to proclaim good news to the poor..”

However, it angered the people who were familiar with Jesus and knew him as the son of Mary and Joseph the carpenter. Jesus couldn’t do many miracles in his hometown. In John 4:44 Jesus pointed out that a prophet has no honor in his own country. 

I wonder about the places that I’ve become familiar with Jesus. He is here now; have I hindered the things that He can do in my life because I’ve limited Him in what I think He can do? 

Jesus came and is still coming, but His spirit resides in us. I would hate to miss something He’s doing in my life because I think I know all that I need to know about who He is, and what He can do in my life. 

We have an unlimited God. I will not limit Him to my idea of who I think He is. It is for our freedom He came and I believe He can do anything.