"They were astounded and said, 'Where did this man get such wisdom and mighty deeds? Is he not the carpenter's son?'"
Matthew 13:54-55
The people in Jesus' hometown rejected him when he came back to Nazareth. They are guilty of what so many of us are also guilty of: putting God in a box. They knew Jesus when he was a lad and they have confined him to who he was, then. Who Jesus is now is someone who has already made a name for himself in the surrounding area--preaching, teaching and healing the sick, but no matter. They confined Jesus to who he was and cannot seem to get past that. We do that all the time with other people as well as God. We may feel jealous when someone we know rises above who they used to be and becomes someone better. We also seem to feel we have God all figured out. "God wouldn't do or say that!" When, actually, our God is a God of surprises. God is the same yesterday, today and always, and yet, God continues to astound and amaze us, even now. We will never have God figured out, and thanks be to God for that! Today begins August, which seems astounding in itself. Let's enjoy this new day in this new month and spend some quiet time with God this weekend. God may just astound us! Love, heidi
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