Luke 2:43"And when they had fulfilled the days,as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem;and Joseph and his mother knew not of it."
Here we have a the parents of Jesus, leaving worship service believing Jesus was with them, but in reality, he was left at the temple.
Saints this story is really not all that strange, it happens each Sunday. Jesus is left at the temple,and left by those who suppose he is with them. While in church,we worship him,we praise him,we pray to him,call on him, preach about him,and lead people to him, while inside the walls.But it seem that when we leave the church, we leave Jesus.We suppose that he is with us, yet we have left him.We've left him in the temple and left him out of the rest of our life. We sometimes get so busy with our praise, and being a christian, that we forget to take Jesus with us when we leave the church. We need to take Jesus outside the church,and make him part of every aspect of our life.He needs to be in our marriage, in our homes,and on our jobs. Jesus needs to be just as much a part of our life outside the church, as he is inside the church.
When his parents realized he wasn't with them, they began to seek him.They looked everywhere, even among their kinfolks, and when they did't find him,they turned around and went back to where they last seen him.When we realize we are no longer walking with Jesus, we to must turn from our wicked ways and seek him,and seek him diligently.We should look for him among our family members and if he is not with them, bring them along that they to may know Jesus;A relationship with Christ is a personal thing, and we must know him for ourselves.
It's a great thing to have Jesus at church, but just think of the great work that could be done if we brought Jesus out of the temple, If we took him into the hedges and the highways,if we brought him home,and to school. What if we actually lived the life Monday through Saturday that we talk about on Sundays.
Let's make sure we don't leave Jesus at the temple.............
Saints let us be careful that we include Jesus in all that we do;"Acknowledge him in all thy ways and he will direct thy path".We say he is th ehead of our life, so let us live like he is
ReplyDeleteNDeed! Location! location! Location! Then Application, Application, Application! I go to the Temple to have the WOrd Confirmed. Then I study that Interpretation of the Confirmation... Then I apply it to my Life and how I can Edify the name of Jesus to draw others near... yes, there is a Method to my Madness..... "If Jesus Goes With Me I'll Go Anywhere..."
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