As I read Jesus' mission statement, I thought, "This is metaphorical - sight to the blind, prisoners set free - that's gotta be spiritual blindness and captivity." Then, the rest of the chapter is how he is literally giving sight to the blind and having demons leave people's body. But, with all that said, I think Jesus' mission (and our mission) is to help people see and live out the truth.
One scary thing (and I know the devil is a liar) was when he told Jesus that he was given control over who governs stuff. I mean, you look at some of the world leaders we've had and you kind of start to think that's true.
Finally, I would have loved to keep Jesus around my town too. Talk about not needing a doctor - He could just fix everyone! But, at the start everyone wanted Jesus around. They were amazed and it said He was liked by everyone. It was not until later in His ministry that people started to hate Him. However, the only people who really hated Him in the end were the religious leaders - the authority types.
I kind of get it. I was a person who I felt was liked by everyone. Only in the last couple of years have I realized that there are some people who don't like Tony Melton. But, again, most of those people are the authority type. Even now, as a 54 year-old, it still hurts; especially since I try not to do anything mean to anyone. But, if there were people who didn't like Jesus, then there are definitely going to be people who don't like us.
One, remember the mission. Two, and I don't know that Jesus needed to do this because He was pretty confident, but I've got to focus on the people who are for me.
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