Never Again

John 4:43-44 KJV

Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee.

For Jesus himself testified, that a prophet hath no honour in his own country.

Jesus returned to Galilee and went to Cana but not back to Nazareth, His home town and where they tried to kill Him.

Nazareth is a city, but it represents people:

• People who never got the opportunity to see Jesus again
• People whose opportunities for grace were ended
• People: children: sons and daughters,

whose hope for eternal life were nigh to dashed by the actions of the mob that tried to push Christ off the cliff.

God is gracious. It is impossible to say that the hope of salvation never returned to Nazareth or that the hope of salvation is ever denied a person because of some deed done. But it is also an observable fact that the actions of one person can be a powerful deterrent for another being saved:

• A mocking friend might prevent one from coming to Christ
• The evil choices of parents often put their children on a path to destruction
• A spirit of division or murmuring can lead the children of Christians to choose to turn from the faith

Praise The Lord the some come to Christ despite these hurdles placed by the very ones you would think would urge them to run to Christ, many get saved. But a thoughtful person looks ahead and makes choices that remove the hurdles between their loved ones and Jesus.