Matthew 4:13, Luke 4:16 - 31

As Jesus returned to his native home of Nazereth -

"...he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read." (New Testament Luke 4:16)

I'm sure many people had heard rumors of some of the miraculous the Savior had performed such as changing the water to wine at the wedding. So all eyes must have been on Him as -

"...there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias..." (New Testament Luke 4:17)

When the Savior -

"...opened the book, he found the place where it was written,
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord." (New Testament Luke 4:17 - 19)

I'm sure the Jews were familiar with this prophecy of the Messiah so I would guess they waited as if to say "Okay - So....".

"...he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him." (New Testament Luke 4:20)

And then the Savior humbly begins to testify -

"...This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." (New Testament Luke 4:21)

I'm sure the worshippers were shocked and -

"...all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?" (New Testament Luke 4:22)

The Savior understood that -

"...No prophet is accepted in his own country." (New Testament Luke 4:24)

For most New Testament readers, this story seems easy to believe and accept in that it happened years ago. But what seemed to strike me is what if the same happened today. How would the people of our day react. What if a young man of 15 years of age stood in the congregation and testified of being visited by the Father and the Son. Interesting comparison!