Monday, September 3: Luke 2 - Jesus grew.

The Bible has only a handful of stories about Jesus’ childhood. This chapter has most of them. Not much. I do appreciate these stories because I can see Jesus as a real person, an honest to goodness child growing up in his family’s home.

Luke puts it so simply… And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him (40). The later he notes: Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. … And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men (51-52).

So Jesus grew -in wisdom and in stature- and He was obedient. That’s what children and teens do; they grow.

I enjoyed a delightful morning thinking about Jesus growing like normal children do. He wasn’t instantly wise or instantly mature, He grew. When Scripture says He became a man (Philippians 2) and was tempted as we are, yet was without sin (Hebrews 4:15)... I say, ‘Yes’, I can see a glimpse of it in the way Jesus grew!

Jesus, thank You for being born, for growing up like all of us grew up. Thank You for three years of ministry and all You taught. Thank You, Jesus, for dying on the cross for me and my sins and for the sins of the world. Thank You, Jesus, for leaving the throne of grace and coming into our world to save us. Praise be to You, Lord Christ…. Praise be to You. Amen.

 

 

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