The Power of the Kingdom Breaks Through

True power isn't something you can really describe with words. Like a massive storm, or an earthquake, or a volcano erupting, or the Grand Canyon or Mount Everest. words and pictures can only do so much. To have some comprehension of real power you need to see it. You need to feel it.

Up to this point in Luke's Gospel we've been hearing a lot about the power of Jesus. That he's the Son of God, the one come to deliver his people from their enemies. But he hasn't yet really put his power on display.

Sure, he resisted Satan's temptation in the wilderness. He's been preaching with authority about himself and his mission at synagogues around Galilee. But he hasn't quite demonstrated his true power for people to see and experience.

And now that the time's come for Jesus to show something of his true power, he demonstrates that he's exactly who he said he was at the synagogue in Nazareth—the Son of God, the Messiah, anointed with the Spirit to bring healing and liberty to the oppressed...