The Humble Man

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One day in Nazareth an angry mob surged out of the synagogue and expelled Jesus from the city. They had every intention of throwing Him off the top of the hill where He had spent His childhood. Quietly, graciously He walked away (Luke 4:29-3029And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of the hill whereon their city was built, that they might cast him down headlong. 30But he passing through the midst of them went his way, (Luke 4:29‑30)).
Stand on that hill and look out across the fertile Jezreel valley a mere 10 miles (16km) to the town of Megiddo. You can try out the approximate view here. Copy and paste this into your browser ... https://www.google.com/maps/@32.67264,35.272297,3a,75y,129.03h,92.45t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1SpxI5IC5nxACSZR-eWkNpQQ!2e0!6m1!1e1
Did you know that you were just looking out over the great battlefield of Armageddon (Rev. 16:1616And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon. (Revelation 16:16))? The Lord Jesus did. But standing in time between the brow of the hill with its angry mob and the greatest battlefield that will ever be, stood the cross, the forming of His bride and the moral shaping of His earthly people. And so, in the perfect will of God, He meekly walked away. Even today, He still waits to take His place as King of kings and Lord of lords and to reign in righteousness.
Do you face an angry mob loaded with injustice and hate, gunning for your reputation? What purposes of blessing lie between now and the moment when the Lord will set the record straight?