The Gospel of Luke 2:50-52 When God Says...I Say, AMEN!

When God Says …

“And they understood not the saying which he spake unto them. And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart. And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.” (Luke 2:50-52 KJV).

Finally, the young Lord Jesus Christ was found in the temple, and his parents returned with him to Nazareth. He willingly returned to his quiet life in Nazareth, where he was, in a way, hidden living under the radar of public eyes for many years. He certainly came to Jerusalem yearly for Passover Feast celebration (Luke 2:41) with His physical family, though it’s not mentioned whether he ever again sat among the teachers at the temple.

The Lord Jesus exemplified true obedience growing as man. Though once He slipped away to do His heavenly Father’s work, he didn’t make that his regular practice for many years. He followed His physical parents’s directions, likely working with Joseph as a carpenter. He gave children an example of obedience to parents. Being born of a woman, he was under the fifth commandment, teaching the faithful how to honor their parents. Even though his parents were humble and ordinary people, and Joseph was only his legal father, even though Jesus was strong in spirit, full of wisdom, and the Son of God, he was obedient to them.

His mother, though she didn’t fully understand his words, kept them in her heart, waiting for a time when they would become clear and useful. We may ignore obscure words from men, but not from God. What’s unclear now may later become plain. Like a student memorizing mathematics equation before understanding them, we must store up Christ’s words for future use (John 2:22).

The Lord Jesus Christ humbled himself by being born a child, and the image of God became more visible in him as he matured. Young people, as they grow physically, should also grow in wisdom, and in doing so, gain favor with God and others. This was affirmed by the words revealed by the risen Lord to apostle Paul. “Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.” (Philippians 2:5-8 ESV).

And I say, AMEN!

Daily reflections by:

F. A. Frias
PFC Ministries

When God says... I say, AMEN! is a provocative reflection of the Lord's holy Word. It intends to challenge every seeker of truth to dig deep into the core of the Word of Life to point every being to Christ Jesus - the author and finisher of our faith, and to draw revelations for change, for nourishment and for strength of every soul.

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