Scripture for Today | Luke 4:21-32 (with Nick Locke)

About this Episode

Opening Song:

You Came For Me by Amanda Williams, Leslie Jordan, and Sally Lloyd-Jones

Lyrics:

Hiding in plain sight praying for some peace

Carrying my burden looking for relief

Wearied as I was I felt You close to me

Reaching out Your hand You offered me a drink

 

And You wouldn’t speak to me a single word

If You only knew the things I've done

 

You came for me Jesus

You came for me Jesus

In spite of my shame

You called me by name

 

You came for me Jesus

You came for me Jesus

I’ll leave all that I know

Just to go where You go

 

Springs of Living Water welling up in me

Bringing life abundant setting my heart free

And it’s more than I can hope

Oh it’s more than I can dream

A love so overwhelming it fills the depths in me

 

I’ll never be thirsty

Forever forever

I’ll never be thirsty

Forever forever

 

I’ll leave all that I know

Just to go where You go

Passage: 

Luke 4:21-32

 

And he began to say to them, “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” 22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, “Is not this Joseph's son?” 23 And he said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to me this proverb, ‘“Physician, heal yourself.” What we have heard you did at Capernaum, do here in your hometown as well.’” 24 And he said, “Truly, I say to you, no prophet is acceptable in his hometown. 25 But in truth, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the heavens were shut up three years and six months, and a great famine came over all the land, 26 and Elijah was sent to none of them but only to Zarephath, in the land of Sidon, to a woman who was a widow. 27 And there were many lepers[a] in Israel in the time of the prophet Elisha, and none of them was cleansed, but only Naaman the Syrian.” 28 When they heard these things, all in the synagogue were filled with wrath. 29 And they rose up and drove him out of the town and brought him to the brow of the hill on which their town was built, so that they could throw him down the cliff. 30 But passing through their midst, he went away.

 

31 And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority.

Musical Reflection: 

All to Jesus I Surrender (SURRENDER) by Winfield S. Weeden

Reflection Notes: 

This tune was originally intended to have two-part harmonies on the verse and four-part harmonies of the refrain; the additional harmonic fullness adds to the repeated emphasis of the words “I surrender all.” 

Prayer:

Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the Cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: So clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.