Mark 6:1-6 “Then He went out from there and came to His own country, and His disciples followed Him. (2) And when the Sabbath had come, He began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing Him were astonished, saying, "Where did this Man get these things? And what wisdom is this which is given to Him, that such mighty works are performed by His hands! (3) Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?" So they were offended at Him. (4) But Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house." (5) Now He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. (6) And He marveled because of their unbelief.”
Our Lord Jesus taught us that we cannot be greater than our Master (John 13:16). And so, if our Lord Jesus was unable to operate in the gifts the Holy Spirit when there was a lack of faith, then we will experience the same problem. The above is the account in scripture that describes our Lord teaching the gospel in His hometown of Nazareth. After our Lord taught in the synagogue, He invited those who were sick to come up for Him to lay hands on them so that they could be healed. He had followed the same pattern in other synagogues throughout Galilee by this time, and had had great success in healing the sick and delivering those who were demon possessed. But on this occasion it was different, for very few were healed and they only had minor ailments, i.e. He was unable to perform any mighty miracle in His hometown. The reason was simply because of their lack of faith, which is why Jesus marvelled at their unbelief. They refused to believe in Him because they had grown up with Him, and were offended that He would proclaim that He was anointed by God to heal the sick.
Michael E.B. Maher
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