# 314 - Today's Living Word comes from Mr 3:19-21 And they went into a house. 20 Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21 But when His own people heard about this, they went out to lay hold of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind."
We know nothing about the life of Jesus from the age of twelve until the age of thirty. All we are told is that He “increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (Luke 2:52)
When Jesus began His anointed ministry at the age of 30 everything changed. And it changed so drastically, that unbelieving members of His family thought He was crazy. Perhaps you have felt this same kind of sting and rejection from those close to you as you have chosen to follow Christ.
It's interesting to note that this very incident was prophesied in Ho 9:7 “The days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.”
What was Hosea saying? The people would be so blinded by their sin and disbelief, that they would view the Messiah as a madman! That's exactly what happened to Jesus. May this fulfilled prophecy from the inerrant Word of God strengthen your faith today in the face of any and all adversity or doubt..
I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word.
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