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Mark 6:1-6

ÒBut Jesus said to them, ÒA Prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.ÕÓ (Mark 6:4) Having done miracles on every ground that He stepped on, despite having crowds and His disciples who were following Him, Jesus was still rejected at His own city of Nazareth. The people questioned the source of His wisdom and the work of His hand at His own place and among His own people. In His peopleÕs eyes, He was just the son of a carpenter; the mere son of Joseph and Mary. Only God knows all that was thrown at Him in words that were not documented. It must have been so much and the Bible testifies that, ÒÉ He could do no mighty work there, except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them.Ó(Mark 6:5)  If there was to be a place for Him in regard to greater work being manifested, should that not have been His home place and among His people? Have you been encountering people who are putting you down or rewinding all your past walks in the world that did not glorify God? In that kind of situation, there should be no reason for debate. You should rather just let God operate in you life. JobÕs wife did the worst when she, ÒÉsaid to him, ÔDo you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and dieÕÓ.  (Job 2:9) This statement came after God had testified about Job being a man that holds fast to his integrity. Can your situation be as bad like that of Job? Today, encourage yourself in the Lord knowing fully well that you know your God and your God knows you. Now think of how you have been rejecting Him by the lifestyles you live in the absence of fellow believers. Doing things that cannot be approved or done in the midst of your fellow brethrens is an indication that you are also rejecting Him. The people of Nazareth failed to appreciate the anointing upon the life of the Anointed One. Bishop David Oyedepo (Winners Chapel Lagos, Nigeria) once said, ÒThe anointing that you do not appreciate will not work for you.Ó Let Jesus know that you appreciate Him today. Go the extra effort like Mary, the sister of Lazarus, did when she ÒÉtook a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair. And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.Ó (John 12:3). Mary did the unimaginable and it became a record for her from generation to generation and her record is still being spoken of today. What kind of unimaginable can you do to let Him know that you appreciate the anointed OneÕs anointing? God will have mercy.