Luke 2:
Our Bible verses tell us about a time when Jesus was twelve years old. He and His family celebrated the Passover in Jerusalem. When the celebration was over, Jesus' parents started for home. They thought Jesus was with friends or relatives who were traveling with them.
The next day, Jesus' parents realized that Jesus wasn't with them. Finally, they found Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem, talking with the religious leaders. Jesus asked his parents, "Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father's work is" (verse 49).
Maybe Jesus thought it was silly for His parents to worry about him. But verse 51 tells us that Jesus "went with them to Nazareth and obeyed them." Jesus respected His parents. God wants us to honor and respect our parents, too.
Obey God today by showing your parents that you love and respect them.
41 Every year Yeshua’s parents went to Yerushalayim for the festival of Pesach. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up for the festival, as custom required. 43 But after the festival was over, when his parents returned, Yeshua remained in Yerushalayim. They didn’t realize this; 44 supposing that he was somewhere in the caravan, they spent a whole day on the road before they began searching for him among their relatives and friends. 45 Failing to find him, they returned to Yerushalayim to look for him. 46 On the third day they found him — he was sitting in the Temple court among the rabbis, not only listening to them but questioning what they said; 47 and everyone who heard him was astonished at his insight and his responses. 48 When his parents saw him, they were shocked; and his mother said to him, “Son! Why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been terribly worried looking for you!” 49 He said to them, “Why did you have to look for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be concerning myself with my Father’s affairs?” 50 But they didn’t understand what he meant.
51 So he went with them to Natzeret and was obedient to them. But his mother stored up all these things in her heart.
52 And Yeshua grew both in wisdom and in stature, gaining favor both with other people and with God.
-------Our Bible verses tell us about a time when Jesus was twelve years old. He and His family celebrated the Passover in Jerusalem. When the celebration was over, Jesus' parents started for home. They thought Jesus was with friends or relatives who were traveling with them.
The next day, Jesus' parents realized that Jesus wasn't with them. Finally, they found Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem, talking with the religious leaders. Jesus asked his parents, "Why did you have to look for me? You should have known that I must be where my Father's work is" (verse 49).
Maybe Jesus thought it was silly for His parents to worry about him. But verse 51 tells us that Jesus "went with them to Nazareth and obeyed them." Jesus respected His parents. God wants us to honor and respect our parents, too.
Obey God today by showing your parents that you love and respect them.
"You must honor and respect your father and your mother. Do this so that you will have a full life in the land the Lord your God gives you." [Exodus 20:12]
PRAYER: Father, I want to always respect and honor my parents. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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