At
daybreak, Jesus left and went to a deserted place.
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
The crowds went looking for him, and when they came to him, they tried to prevent him from leaving them.
But he said to them, “To the other towns also
I must proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God, because for this purpose I have been sent.”
Luke 4:38-44
This
passage is remarkable in that Jesus summarizes his purpose in just a few words - to
proclaim the good news of the Kingdom of God. Notice that he is evidently proclaiming something
that has already been accomplished - not a warning, not a program of moral
self-improvement – just a message of consolation so compelling that his listeners
didn’t want him to leave.
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