Luke 4:20-21
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”
Reflection
After Jesus read the scripture from Isaiah he made a very shocking statement. He said, “Today, this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” Jesus was declaring that he was the promised Messiah. Jesus was saying that it was through his life and ministry that all people would be given the possibility of being set free from all the things that hold them back.
Have we received Jesus as God’s chosen Messiah? Do we have faith in Jesus’ life, death and resurrection for our full and complete salvation? Have we been set free by Jesus’ forgiveness and his liberating grace in each of our lives? Those are the questions we need to consider.
