By Allen White
And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature,
and in favor with God and men Luke 2:52 (NIV).
Jesus’
earthly parents lost Him for three days (Luke 2:42-46). You wonder if the fact
that Jesus is the Son of God was a comfort for them or an element of distress.
I panic when I’ve lost one of my children for three minutes. (Readers don’t
need to share that with my wife.) Three days is a big deal. They were
distressed (Luke 2:48).
I can accept
the idea of people straying from God, but God straying from people; that’s a
new one. Of course, He was in His Father’s house.
I love this
account because it is a rare glimpse into Jesus’ childhood. The Bible gives
great detail about Jesus’ birth, then picks up again at His baptism. This
passage gives a little insight into the fact that Jesus grew up just like
everybody else. “Jesus matured, growing up in both body and spirit, blessed by both
God and people” (MSG).
Jesus can fully relate to childhood and adolescence. He lived it. The Creator
and Savior of the world is one of us. He experienced the ordinary and the
extraordinary.
How can
you connect with God in the routine of your life today? He understands
everything that you face today.
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