Mark 6:1-6

Longing for home, inconsolable secret. Weight of Glory.
Like remembering something that has never happened to us - that is this deep longing in us
The scent of a flower we have not found, news from a country we have not yet visited
It is like this moment in Nazareth for Jesus
Hunger doesn't prove we have food, but does prove that come from a people that was made to eat, supposed to replenish ourselves through eating
What about our hunger for "home" this place of belonging? Does not mean we have it or will find it in this life. But does prove it exists and that we were made for it
We all know what it feels like to be homeless in our soul. It unites us as a people
Tampa/Underground is like this sense of home for some people; Jesus never had this. That amazes and moves me deeply about this part of Jesus' humanity. It puts so much in perspective and makes me love and admire my Savior all the more
Glory - people long for this. 1) fame - to be known 2) honor - to be seen as gift & celebrated 3) approval of someone as they are 4) praise - to be acknowledged for how we have done well
Bible teaches we will be glorified in His presence
It is not a wrong desire, but a good and holy desire
We look for it in the wrong place, fame and praise from each other in this life rather than God saying "I know you"
Specific pleasure of the inferior (we are less than God) We try to make ourselves equal to everyone that we don't experience the pleasure of our superior telling us we have done well
This kind of home does not make you prideful but humble. Small but significant
Nazareth is self-loathing, condemning themselves (Jesus & his abilities could not come from there. Nothing good can come from there, that's what they believe about themselves) We also believe lies others say about us
They try to insult Jesus, but just end up revealing their flawed thoughts about God and themselves. Low regard for themselves and the ordinary. Nobody believes that a prophet of God could come from there. We overestimate our sinfulness; creates a world in which you hear no one speak to you with God's voice. No one is good enough to challenge you. Prophet's message is always change and repentance. Can't hear it from people closest to us
Jesus' love - he chooses them first, wants them to follow Him first and they can't believe it (The Spirit of the Lord is upon me to preach good news to the poor)
God will always station a prophet in our lives, He wants to speak to us; we should treasure the voice of God
God even uses non-Christians, biblical and historical. He does not use perfect people, they do not exist
We've been so closed that we stop hearing and the prophets stop saying because fear of rejection. Eerie silence results. Greatest truth teller is stationed right next to us (ie: spouses)
God uses sinners in each others lives. Especially those in our inner circle
Surrounded by remarkable people, are you listening? Depositories of God inside them (in our families, house churches)
We will someday be glorious creatures that if you saw them now you'd be tempted to worship them
or be horrified by the other possibility - immortal horrors destined for hell
You have never talked to a mere mortal
Nature is mortal and we shall outlive her
One day we will stand before the presence of God and we won't break apart (like Isaiah being undone) and we will be examined. We won't just survive, but will pass because He sees his Son Jesus
He will know, honor, approve and praise each of us and we will dance unashamed and not scorned
Life is like middle school
One day in heaven, self-consciousness will leave us and we will be clothed in the righteousness of Jesus
"At present, we are on the outside of the world, the wrong side of the door... we cannot mingle with the splendors we see... but someday it will not always be so. Next to the blessed sacrament itself, your neighbor is the holiest object presented to your senses, and if he or she is your Christian neighbor they are holy in the same way this is holy because in him is also Christ truly hidden."
The glorifier and the glorified. Ordinary bread but in it Christ is hidden. So it is with you.
Let us make homes for people. Know, affirm and glorify some people. Breathe in them and be a prophet.