Can Man Hamstring God?
J. Gerald Harris
Mark 6:1-6
Can man hamstring God? First of all I want you to understand the meaning of that question. The hamstring is either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee, and to hamstring someone is to cripple that individual by cutting the leg tendons. It means to make ineffective or powerless by crippling.
So the question is a very serious question. You might ask it like this: Can man cripple God? Can man render God ineffective? Can man tie the hands of God?
Quite frankly, I am afraid to answer that question. I don't want to be the one to say that man can limit God. I don't want to be the one to say that man can tie the hands of God. I don't want to be the one to say that man can hamstring God. I would rather let the Bible answer that question, so let's look at our text - Mark 6:1-6. Here we find the record of the last time Jesus visited His hometown of Nazareth (read).
Now, you would think that a hometown hero like Jesus would have been welcomed with flags waving and trumpets blowing. You would think the mayor of Nazareth would present Jesus with the key to the city and read a proclamation, perhaps even declare a ''Jesus Day.''
I mean, after all, I remember the kind of reception Evander Holyfield got in Atlanta after he had won the heavyweight boxing championship. On October 25 of 1990 Evander Holyfield knocked out Buster Douglas in Las Vegas for the heavyweight championship of the world. And when he came back home to Atlanta they gave him a big parade. They had a fabulous ''welcome home'' party.
But that is typically not how preachers are received when they go home. In fact, Jesus said, ''A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.''
In fact, as you are about to discover, rather than receiving him, they rejected him. That always happens when Jesus shows up! He's either accepted or rejected. He's either welcomed in or run out of town, and you must decide ...
J. Gerald Harris
Mark 6:1-6
Can man hamstring God? First of all I want you to understand the meaning of that question. The hamstring is either of two groups of tendons at the back of the human knee, and to hamstring someone is to cripple that individual by cutting the leg tendons. It means to make ineffective or powerless by crippling.
So the question is a very serious question. You might ask it like this: Can man cripple God? Can man render God ineffective? Can man tie the hands of God?
Quite frankly, I am afraid to answer that question. I don't want to be the one to say that man can limit God. I don't want to be the one to say that man can tie the hands of God. I don't want to be the one to say that man can hamstring God. I would rather let the Bible answer that question, so let's look at our text - Mark 6:1-6. Here we find the record of the last time Jesus visited His hometown of Nazareth (read).
Now, you would think that a hometown hero like Jesus would have been welcomed with flags waving and trumpets blowing. You would think the mayor of Nazareth would present Jesus with the key to the city and read a proclamation, perhaps even declare a ''Jesus Day.''
I mean, after all, I remember the kind of reception Evander Holyfield got in Atlanta after he had won the heavyweight boxing championship. On October 25 of 1990 Evander Holyfield knocked out Buster Douglas in Las Vegas for the heavyweight championship of the world. And when he came back home to Atlanta they gave him a big parade. They had a fabulous ''welcome home'' party.
But that is typically not how preachers are received when they go home. In fact, Jesus said, ''A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.''
In fact, as you are about to discover, rather than receiving him, they rejected him. That always happens when Jesus shows up! He's either accepted or rejected. He's either welcomed in or run out of town, and you must decide ...
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