Numbers 8 & 9, Luke 2: 41-52, Psalm 46
Luke 2: 49-50 (ESV)
“And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you
not know that I must be in my Father's house?” And they did not understand the
saying that he spoke to them.”
In verses 49 and 50 from Luke 2, we read about Jesus’ answer
to his parent when they were looking for him at the Feast of Passover in
Jerusalem. Mary and Joseph did not understand their son when he said to them
that he must be in his Father’s house. I think it must have been easy for Mary
and Joseph to forget that Christ was a special child. They had raised him for
many years, and he probably acted like any other child of his age. Since they were
good parents, they panicked when they couldn’t find their son and looked
everywhere for him except in the Temple. I think it’s interesting that no one
in the Temple even wondered where Jesus’ parents were since he was there for
three (3) days. These verses also show that Jesus must have realized that he
was special, and knew about the special circumstances of his birth. These
verses reminded me again that everything in life of Jesus was miraculous, and
that from his birth and through his childhood they were signs that he was indeed
the son of God.
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