In
the Scripture today we see the boy Jesus at the Temple. It is a story most
parents can relate to. The Mom and Dad were separated, and each one thought
Jesus was with the other! They found him days later in the Temple! They
were rightly upset, but His answer astounded them.
41 Every
year Jesus’ parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the
Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to
the festival, according to the custom. 43 After the
festival was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed
behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44 Thinking
he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking
for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they
did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46After
three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers,
listening to them and asking them questions.47 Everyone who
heard him was amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When
his parents saw him, t
hey
were astonished. His mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us like
this? Your father and I have been anxiously searching for you.” 49 “Why
were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my
Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he
was saying to them. 51 Then he went down
to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother
treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus grew
in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man. - Luke 2:41-52
“Didn’t you know I had to
be in my Father’s house?” Wow! They didn’t see that coming;
did they? I think people would be surprised by that answer from us as well, but
aren’t we to be constantly about God’s work?
I
want to encourage you to think like that this coming year. Ask the question
every day, “What does God want me to do today?” It’s
good to be at work when God is your boss! Amen?
