The people who frequently have the hardest time understanding about Jesus are the ones who grew up with Him.  Jesus got served with the mashed potatoes; He was used to shame them into picking up their socks. He coopted play time on Sundays.  When Jesus has been an annoying houseguest and a bit of a bully, it’s a pretty big leap to see He is God. 

Even when Jesus was presented in a very loving and wonderful way old, childish distortions sometimes get in the way of seeing Him with clarity later on.  We thought we knew Who He was, and then we are startled and dismayed by Who He really is. 

Jesus understood   familiarity breeds misunderstanding. 

Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” And they took offense at him.
But Jesus said to them, “Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor.” – (Matthew 13:54-57)

They couldn’t “see” Him because they thought they already “knew” Him. Don’t make the same mistake. When Jesus begins to show His astonishing wisdom and power, don’t try to cram what you see into the mold of what you thought you already knew. He’s more than what you knew.