He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him!

 

He came to that which was His own, but His own did not receive Him.

—John 1:11

Jesus had a problem when he returned back to his native land of Nazareth. He grew up there, He knew so many people, they knew Him, but when He returned, so many rejected Him in His native lands. Sometimes it is hard to go back! I want to move back to, to where I grew up and most of my family still live, but wonder if I will be received well too? Who knows? I already feel when I communicate with my siblings and all my relatives there that they all have their own lives, busy with their own families, and many cannot even bother to email, text, or respond back when I contact them. So it makes me wonder if I will be treated like Jesus was. They almost tried to stone Him so He left. How sad! Sometimes it is hard to go back. Another element in it all is that we all change. Some of us have become to know Jesus more and are following Him. While others grew away from Jesus and do not go to church or believe anymore. Things like this matter. It is often hard to go back. You are not always accepted anymore. Things may not be the same. It is still good to go back. To be closer to family. Although things might not be the same, I know when I pass on, I will be buried there in the cemetery where my parents are, since I have my plots and stones already. Often parents are the glue that keep us together. When they pass, siblings grow apart, have their own children and families, and things are not always the same. Even if we move back to NY closer to family, one needs to be realistic in knowing that we may not be well received, family may not have time for us, and we cannot expect or rely on them like in the past. But it is still nice to go back, to be closer to all, and to go back to your roots. After 30 years in Florida for my job, I have had a blessed career, but do have such a strong urge to go back to my roots. I wonder if I will experience any of what Jesus did when He went back?  Some though like Jesus said are children of God!