Total Loser.

Nazareth?

Sometimes our background precedes us. People may hear that we were born in a certain place, or that we live in a certain neighborhood, and they may make value judgements based on our geographical location.

Can anything good come out of Nazareth?

Dr. Busic shared a profound insight with us this past Sunday: Nazareth is a place for losers.

The prophet Isaiah seemed to have picked up on this concept of the "loser" from Nazareth. Isaiah paints a stark picture of Jesus. It's a picture that we tend not to talk about, much less embrace. "He has no form or comeliness; and when we see Him, there is no beauty that we should desire Him. He is despised and rejected by men, a Man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. And we hid, as it were, our faces from Him; He was despised, and we did not esteem Him" (Isaiah 53:2b-3).

But this Jesus, despised and rejected, Jesus without form, Jesus with no beauty, this Jesus is the One we love! And we are so happy to be associated with the ultimate Loser, who gave up His Glory in order to save our wretched souls.

"Can anything good come out of Nazareth?"
"Come and see." (John 1:46)