If you paid any attention to the 2011 World Series, the name David Freese probably rings a bell. Freese is the guy who won the World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals. He drove in a total 21 runs during the post season, and won the World Series MVP.
And with the Cardinals facing elimination, down to the final strike in the 9th inning of game 6 of the World Series, Freese hit a 2 run triple to tie the game. And then in the 11th inning he hit a lead off home run which led to a win for the Cardinals, and catapulted them to finish off the Texas Rangers in game 7 to become world champions.
What's more, David Freese was a hometown boy. He was born and raised in St. Louis, and he brought the World Series to his beloved hometown.
I think it's safe to say that no one in St. Louis has anything bad to say about their hometown boy, David Freese. Because he did great things for St. Louis. He brought back the glory of the World Series to them, and they're forever grateful for it.
But the case was a whole lot different for Jesus in his hometown of Nazareth. Because in Luke 4, as Jesus returned to his hometown, what he faced was opposition and rejection. Sure, everything seemed great at first.
People were amazed at the things he said. But ultimately Jesus didn't bring glory to Nazareth, and so—my how quickly things change—instead of praising him, they wound up trying to throw him off a cliff! |
