Jesus Confirms And Disappears

And Heals A Child Far Away

By

The Twelve Apostles

Jesus Confirms His Mission

The Christians were in Nazareth. And as His regular and weekly habit was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath Day. The keeper of the books gave the book of Prophet Isaiah to Jesus, and He opened it and read:

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,

Because the Lord has anointed Me

To preach good tidings to the poor.

He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,

To proclaim liberty to the captives,

And the opening of the prison to those who are bound.

To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,

And the day of vengeance of our God.

To comfort all who mourn,

To console those who mourn in Zion,

To give them beauty for ashes,

The oil of joy for mourning,

The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness.

That they may be called trees of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified."

When He had read these words He closed the book and said, “This scripture is fulfilled before your eyes this day. The year of jubilee has come. The time when Israel shall bless the world.”

And then He told them many things about the kingdom of the Holy One, about the hidden way of life, about forgiveness of sins. Now, many people knew not who the speaker was. And others said, “Is this not Joseph's son? Does not His mother live on Marmion way?”

And one spoke out and said, “This is the man who did such mighty works in Cana, in Capernaum, and in Jerusalem.”

Jesus Disappears From Angry Congregation

And then the people said, “Physician heal yourself. Do here among your kindred all the mighty works that you have done in other towns.”
And Jesus said, “"A prophet is honoured, except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house." And prophets are not sent to everyone. Elijah was a man of God. He had the power and he closed the gates of heaven, and it did not rain for forty months. And when he spoke the Word, the rain come on, the earth brought forth again. And there were many widows in the land. But this Elijah went to none but Zarephath, and she was blessed. And when Elisha lived, behold, many lepers were in Israel, but none were cleansed except one - the Syrian who had faith.

“You have no faith. You seek for signs to satisfy your curious urges. But you shall see not till you open up your eyes of faith.” And then the people were enraged. They rushed upon Him, bound Him down with cords, and took Him to a precipice not far away, intent to cast Him down to death. But when they thought they held Him fast, He disappeared. Unseen, He passed among the angry men, and went His way.

The people were confounded and they said, “What manner of a man is this?” And when they came again to Nazareth, they found Him teaching in the synagogue. They troubled Him no more for they were sore afraid.

About The Disappearances Of Jesus Christ

On many occasions, when it is said that the people looked for Jesus Christ and did not see Him, it is the Angels that took Him away. Jesus is able to change both physically and spiritually.

When the mob wanted to push Him down a precipice, Jesus did not leave the mob. He did not disappear. Instead, it was the Angels that blinded the eyes of the mob. Jesus was there in their midst, but the people could not see Him. That is what the Igbo people call, “Oti n’anya afu uzo” - looking without seeing. And the people were saying they did not see Jesus; that Jesus disappeared.

Jesus Heals A Far Away Child

In Nazareth Jesus taught no more. He went with His disciples up to Cana, where, at a marriage feast, the Holy Spirit once turned water into wine. And here He met a man of noble birth whose home was in Capernaum, whose son was sick. The man had faith in Jesus' power to heal, and when He learned that He had come to Galilee He went in haste to meet Him on the way.

The man met Jesus at the seventh hour, and he entreated Him to hasten to Capernaum to save his son. But Jesus did not go. He stood aside in silence for a time, and then He said, “Your faith has proved a healing balm. Your son is well.”
The man believed and went his way toward Capernaum, and as he went he met a servant from his home who said, “My lord, you need not haste. Your son is well.”
The father asked, “When did my son begin to mend?”
The servant said, “On yesterday about the seventh hour the fever left.” And then the father knew it was the healing balm that Jesus sent that saved his son.