Blind unbelief . ( Mark 6 v 1 - 6 )

 Mark 6  v 1 - 6,we have Jesus returning with his disciples to his home town ,surely they would have welcomed him with open arms but alas not so, instead they despised him, ( C P Isaiah 53 v 3 / Luke 4 v  16 ff ,) The Jesus they had known appeared an ordinary quite hard working man ,just a carpenter, the son of a local girl Mary,with brothers and sisters,why did they despise him?..How could this seemingly ordinary person speak as he did,and perform such miracles?,instead of accepting him for whom he really was, they scoffed at him, blinded by their prejudice.  Jesus declared that a prophet is never honoured by those he had been brought up with, even his own family took offence at him. What they were saying was , know your place,you are only a carpenter,a nobody ,stop trying to make yourself a somebody. But if only they knew , Jesus was a somebody, if only they had eyes to see that this nobody was the Son of God, their Messiah,their Saviour. Their unbelief shut them out of the blessings he would have bestowed upon them,but in spite of that a few people were blessed.You can be blessed by simply trusting in Jesus,if you have faith,unbelief will always block the blessings. Christ can be your Saviour, your sins can be forgiven,all your sins, you can receive eternal life,the blessings that he bestows on those who trust Him ,money cannot buy.