Left at Church!

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.

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 have left him at church and He is missing from  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 are so busy trying to show the world how saved we are, that we forget to let them know there is a Savior. We need to take Jesus outside the church,and make him part of every aspect of our life.He needs to be in our whole life. Include Him in your marriage and see How blessed it will be. Invite Him in your homes,and give Him rule,take Him on your job and let Him shine,don't leave Him at the church.Jesus needs to be seen in every aspect of our being,after all we profess to be born of Him. 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,and should share Him with all we see.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 Church.What if we actually lived the life Monday through Saturday that we talk about on Sundays.