Isaiah 61

It must have been an exciting day that Jesus stood up to read Isaiah’s words, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me.” According to Luke 4, it happened in the synagogue in Nazareth, Christ’s hometown.

My tour of the Holy Land did not include a stop in Nazareth, but we did sit in the synagogue in Capernaum, which probably had a similar feel.

The importance is not in historical correctness. It’s in what happens in our hearts as we read or hear those Words. His Spirit is ALIVE, and it’s IN US.