Waverly Church of Christ

Have you ever had an opportunity which you decided not to pursue?

Was there a time later on when you looked back and realized you had made a mistake —that you should have taken advantage of it when it presented itself?

No doubt, most, if not all of us have had this experience at least one time in our lives.

As is often said, “hindsight is 20/20.”

It would be nice if we had that kind of vision when it came to foresight.

This morning, as we look at a single 24 hour day in the life of Jesus which Luke records for us, I hope to share with you some important principles which we need to implement in our lives.

If we will incorporate these principles in our own lives I believe we can look back over our lives with no regrets.

Last week we looked at Jesus’ return trip to His hometown and the synagogue where he grew up.

Initially, those who heard his reading of Scripture in the synagogue spoke well of Him (4:22).

However, He spoke further of how God used two well-known O.T. prophets to care for specific individuals outside of Israel:

a. Elijah, to a widow in Zarephath.

b. Elisha, aided in the cleansing of the leper from Syria known as Naaman.

Upon hearing this, they became enraged and drove Him out of Nazareth and up to the brow of the hill on which their city had been built with the intention of throwing Him off the cliff.

Yet, their did not succeed in their intentions for He seems to have miraculously passed through their midst and went on His way (4:30).

This town missed its opportunity, but the town to which he went did not.

Jesus traveled some 21 miles northeast to a fishing village on the northwest coast of the Sea of Galilee known as Capernaum.

It was here that Peter and Andrew, his brother, lived, and it was here that Jesus entered the synagogue and began teaching on the Sabbath (4:31).

As had happened in so many other places, the people “were amazed at His teaching” because “His message was with authority” (4:32).

Suddenly, He was interrupted by a man who “cried out with a loud voice” (v. 33).