Mark 6:4-6 CEB

Jesus said to them, "Prophets are honored everywhere except in their own hometowns, among their relatives, and in their own households."

He was unable to do any miracles there, except that he placed his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

He was appalled by their disbelief. 

Then Jesus traveled through the surrounding villages teaching.  

Mark 6:4-6 CEB

Even though he was impacted by the rejection of his family and community, even though astounded/appalled at their unbelief, he kept moving.

Moved on.

Kept walking to the next place that would accept him.

Perhaps there's something here for us, there's times when we need to just accept other people's views and attitudes towards us, towards what is important to us and in us, are not going to shift or change, and we need to move.

Move on.

Keep walking. 

Jesus didn't wait around forever for his family and community to shift, to see him. 

He moved.

Kept walking.

Their rejection impacted him deeply, and it seems it was healthiest for him to move.

Keep walking.

If Jesus didn't let some kind of family loyalty keep him stuck, then maybe, neither do we. 

There's going to be times when the best thing to do is move.

Keep walking.

#gospelofMark #GoodNews 

#invitation