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27 aAnd many lepers were in Israel in the time of Elisha the prophet, and none of them was cleansed except Naaman the Syrian.”  
28 So all those in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were afilled with wrath,  
29 aand rose up and thrust Him out of the city; and they led Him to the brow of the hill on which their city was built, that they might throw Him down over the cliff.  
30 Then apassing through the midst of them, He went His way.  

Jesus Casts Out an Unclean Spirit

31 Then aHe went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and was teaching them on the Sabbaths.  
32 And they were aastonished at His teaching, bfor His word was with authority.  
33 aNow in the synagogue there was a man who had a spirit of an unclean demon. And he cried out with a loud voice,  
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Luke 4:28-30

When Jesus was faced with violence, He fled the area. His work had to go on, so God intervened. Psalm 91 came into play here, in that Jesus was the victim of something He could not foresee. He was not tempting God in any way. He was doing His job, and persecution quickly arose against Him, so God protected Him from the immediate danger. Jesus fled to another area, to Capernaum.

God is not illogical, nor does He defy His own laws. He expects His people to use both faith and wisdom—maybe we could say, common sense.

Because of faith, God will do for us what we cannot do for ourselves—as He did for Jesus in protecting His life, miraculously enabling Him to pass right through a very angry crowd. But Jesus' wisdom is also clearly shown in this case. God wants us to do something physical to remove ourselves from the danger, as Jesus did in leaving the area. There is a faith factor as well as wisdom. The wisdom is a fruit of one's faith.

In addition, there is a third factor. God is deeply involved in working in us. He knows how far along in the process of His work He is. So we have our faith in God, we have wisdom or common sense, and we also have God working with us.

John W. Ritenbaugh
A Place of Safety? (Part 2)

Related Topics: Avoiding Conflict | Common Sense | Danger, Preparing for | Fleeing | Forewarned is Forearmed | God's Protection | Ignoring Danger | Place of Safety | Using Wisdom | Wisdom




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2 Corinthians 13:1-2


 
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