In Luke 4, we find Jesus reading Isaiah 61 in the synagogue on the Sabbath day, two short verses that encapsulated the hope of the gospel. “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Truly this scripture has been fulfilled, and it is now up to us to share that hope with those around us, just as Jesus did. “I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.”