Nazarene - Homie

Matthew 2: 23: And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene.

Later in life when brother told brother about Jesus, one replied, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" Nazareth was just simple and probably had a more than ample share of troubles. There was nothing good or outstanding about being from Nazareth. There was nothing outstanding about being from Nazareth.

Jesus wasn't who He was because of where He was raised or a tremendous good family name. He gives us the same opportunity to be the best of the best according to our calling and destiny. Hometown, family, community standing, and other accolades of men mean nothing when we meet Jesus. All of us can succeed.

Just recently someone asked me the question, “Who are you?” The real question they wanted answered was, “What have you done?” Maybe what they wanted was, “With whom are you connected?” Possibly what they wanted answered was, “What is your position in an organization?” Nonetheless, who we are is not what we have done, with whom we are connected, or what position we have been granted of me. Yet, that is what people relate with value.

After answering a few of the related questions to give them a frame of reference, they opened up and asked for prayer. Life had not been gentle with them. They had worked hard to build a relationship, and it aborted on them. They needed Jesus, the Nazarene. They needed Jesus, the one who has lived life in a simple town under simple circumstances. They needed a Jesus to whom they could relate and who could relate to them. They needed Jesus in the flesh living through you and me being somebody because we are related to Him.

ACT! Erase out of your mind the idea that some status to men makes the difference in succeeding in Jesus. If you take pride in it, put it out and stand tall in Him alone. If you take shame in it, stand tall in Him alone.

PRAY! Father of Birthright, you placed me in the time and circumstance of my upbringing. You will bring it to good in Jesus. You will bring me to success in Jesus, the Nazarene.