So apparently you can make your Mom REALLY upset and still be sin free. That’s good to know.
It’s interesting that none of the Bible authors considered Jesus’ early years significant enough about to write anything down. I suppose that tells us he had a fairly normal childhood. If, of course by normal you mean wandering off for three days. Where did he sleep while he was gone? 3 days would include at least one night, and probably two. It isn’t recorded that Jesus apologized to his mom, maybe he did, maybe he didn’t. We know He didn’t sin, so his mother didn’t specifically tell him “don’t wander off”. I’m fairly certain she never made that mistake again. Of course the incident isn’t recorded to give us all the details. Luke only wants us to know that Jesus considered God his father (which was literally true) even at the age of 12.
I don’t remember what I was doing at 12 years old, but it wasn’t this spiritually mature for sure.
That got me thinking: If Jesus in a human body was able to access his complete spiritual nature over time with the Holy Spirit, then we should be able to do the same. Clearly, that took some time. At the same time, He was speaking with authority at the tender age of 12…that’s the 7th grade. Wow.
Don’t discount young people. God can work in and through them with the same full effect of the Holy Spirit as any adult. In fact, the teens may have less baggage.
On a lighter note, can you imagine what was going through Mary’s head? I mean, she knows that she gave birth to God’s son…and now she has lost him. What about Joseph? He must have been sick to his stomach, knowing that this divine child could be injured, or worse. Jesus was doing what was best, and sometimes that stresses us out, right?
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