1 Jesus went out from there and *came into His hometown; and His disciples *followed Him. 2 When the Sabbath came, He began to teach in the synagogue; and the many listeners were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things, and what is this wisdom given to Him, and such miracles as these performed by His hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? Are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offense at Him. 4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown and among his own relatives and in his own household.” 5 And He could do no miracle there except that He laid His hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And He wondered at their unbelief.
Mark 6 : 1 - 6
In reading this passage of scripture we come across something quite remarkable , Jesus the son of God , God in the flesh , was not able to do many miracles in his home town because of their unbelief!!! This story can tell us why it seems our prayers are not answered from time to time , to me this says that when we are living for God and we don't have unconfessed sin , that are unbelief that God will answer our prayers could be what prevents our prayers from being answered. If you are having a problem in your life that you have been praying over , I would encourage you to read on the miracles of Jesus today, you will see that they all involved faith and Jesus ultimately did not turn any away , even the one he appeared to, persisted and he told her that her Faith had healed her. God bless you.
If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
James 1 : 5 - 8
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