Pearls from the Bible 41

Not many incidents about the young Jesus were recorded in the Bible. But, the Bible carefully recorded an incident in Luke 2, verses 41 to 51. Jesus was then twelve years old. He went to the Jerusalem church for the Passover festival along with his parents, but he stayed there. Without knowing, his parents continued their journey back home. At church, when they found him, he was sitting with the Jewish teachers, listening to them and asking questions. Everybody around him was amazed at His answers. Two things we can learn from here are that 1. He preferred to stay at the Lord's house. 2. He was able to answer and talk with the teachers at church when he was young. We are raising a generation for God. Are we raising them in a way they love to stay at church? Are they in the midst of people who listen and talk about God's word? What is their preference? May they rise and shine for God from a very young age. May they be taught of the Lord.

Another remarkable thing about this passage is that Mary was one day far from Jesus but found him at church after three days. This is like how He would be separated from her after he died on the cross for three days. Also, all these happen around the Passover festival when they sacrifice lambs for God. This incident symbolizes that Jesus is the lamb of God who will sacrifice His life to save many he will die and will not be found for three days. But will come back in the third day.

Dear God, help us to raise our generation for you from their young age. May they be filled with God's word. May they be a generation who thirsts for the presence of God. In Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.