Often when we
start to read our Bible it seems to
automatically open to familiar and well-loved passages of Scripture — John
3:16, Psalms 23 and the Lord’s Prayer. On the Sabbath day Jesus went into the
synagogue, as was his custom, and he stood up to read. Jesus
didn’t request a specific passage of Scripture to read, but rather, “The scroll
of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where
it is written: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he
has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom
for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the
oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Then he rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The
eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him, and
he began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your
hearing” (Luke 4:16-21 NIV).
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