In Matthew 13:53-58, Mark 6:1-13, and Luke 9:1-6, Jesus returns to Nazareth, His hometown, where His ability to perform miracles is limited by the people’s lack of faith. They had grown up with Him and, in their familiarity, couldn’t see beyond the carpenter’s son to recognize the Messiah standing before them. Familiarity had dulled their vision of who Jesus truly was.

This moment reveals how easily something powerful, like our relationship with God, can become routine or lose its significance when we grow too familiar. Just as repeating a word over and over causes it to lose its meaning, we risk losing the wonder and awe of God when our faith becomes mechanical. Jesus’ work was hindered in Nazareth because people had stopped seeing Him as extraordinary.

The challenge for us is similar: have we allowed our relationship with God to become too familiar? Have the powerful truths of His Word and presence become things we merely expect or overlook? Faith isn’t just knowing about God—it’s seeing Him afresh each day, in awe of His greatness.

Jesus said the Kingdom belongs to those with childlike faith, a faith that’s humble, curious, and awestruck. If we find ourselves limiting God because we’ve “heard it all before,” we need to ask Him to reignite that sense of awe, reminding us of His love, His power, and His majesty.