Read: Mark 6:1-6; 8:27-31

               A prophet is not without honor

               except in his own country,

               among his own relatives.

               -Mark 6:4
      It’s easy to be misunderstood.  My wife and I still

    laugh about her first impressions of me when we were in

    college.  She saw my natural shyness as aloofness.  I

    think we’ve got that straightened out now.  Somehow, I

    hadn’t communicated well to her.
      When we’re misunderstood, we haven’t communicated

    properly.  For instance, the person who wrote this ad

    for a car fix-it shop didn’t mean to convey what he

    did:  “Auto Repair Service.  Free pick-up and delivery.

    Try us once and you’ll never go anywhere again.”  That’s

    not exactly a confidence builder.
      Jesus was misunderstood during His ministry, but

    unlike the examples mentioned above, it wasn’t His

    fault.  Even the people who lived with Him and observed

    Him closely didn’t understand His mission.  For a long

    time, they didn’t see that He was the God-sent Messiah.

    That’s why His question in Mark 8:29 is so vital.  There
    He asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?”
      “You are the Christ,” Peter replied.  At last, he saw

    clearly who Jesus was – the Messiah, the Savior, the Son

    of God. When people misunderstand Him today, it’s not

    because He hasn’t made clear who He is and what His

    mission is.
      Peter finally understood. Do you?

    -J. David Branon
              Our Savior was the God-sent One;

           Though He was scorned, misunderstood,

             His love would not avoid the cross

          To bear our sins and make us good. -DJD
              JESUS IS GOOD BECAUSE HE IS GOD!
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