God is in Galilee. Right now. God is working in the overlooked neighborhoods, through the dismissed people, in the unexpected places. God is bringing light to those living in darkness. God is honoring what the world has humbled. God is doing powerful work at the margins while we're waiting for something impressive to happen at the center.
While we're waiting in Jerusalem, insisting that God should work the way we think God should work, people are encountering Jesus in Galilee. Lives are being transformed. Communities are being healed. Justice is being done. The kingdom is advancing. And we're missing all of it because we refused to look beyond our expectations.
While we're waiting for God to show up in the places that make sense – in the big churches with impressive buildings and large budgets, in the ministries with celebrity pastors and national platforms, in the movements that look successful and influential – God is working in the places we're not even paying attention to.
When people heard that Jesus was from Galilee, they dismissed him. They assumed nothing good could come from a place like that. They assumed someone from Galilee couldn't possibly be the Messiah. They assumed that if God were going to do something important, it wouldn't happen there.
When you're starting something important, you don't pick just anywhere. You pick a place that already matters. If you're launching a tech startup, you go to Silicon Valley. If you're opening a new restaurant, you choose the busiest part of town. Because important things are supposed to start in important places.
