Luke 4:16-21 English Standard Version
16 And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, 19 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
20 And he rolled up the scroll and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on him. 21 And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.”
This is the beginning of Christ’s ministry to Israel. What He added at the end about the fulfillment of the prophecy caused quite a stir among the people in the synagogue.
28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath.
What we can expect is to be treated like Jesus when we preach the gospel. The truth stirs up strong emotions, the guilty often strike out rather than confess their condition. How these people felt and what they did could not sway Jesus from His mission.
When the scriptures speak to us we should know that obedience of faith is going to be met with resistance, even among those we know and care about. It is up to us to find it within ourselves to persevere.
Romans 5:3-5 English Standard Version
3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.