The Fathers Business

I am really pumped about 2010. I know that God is going to do some amazing things in our church and also in my life. I have vowed to go to another level in God this year. To dig deeper in His word, be stronger in prayer, be more compassionate in my approach to others and more diligent in my quest to have a heart like His. One of the things that I am doing this year is breaking away from my traditional devotion plan and really devoting much of my time to studying the life of Jesus.

Recently, I have been meditating on the early life of Jesus. Particularly on the passage of scripture in Luke 2:41-50 the story tells us of a time when Joseph and Mary brought Jesus along on thier annual trip to Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover. However, this trip would become somewhat of a blemish to Joseph and Mary's parenting skills as they found themselves a days journey having left Jerusalem and on the way back to Nazareth without Jesus anywhere in sight. I have often found myself asking the question, how does anyone loose the only begotten Son of God, The Lord of Glory, The King of Kings, The Prince of Peace, and what was it that The Son of God was doing that was so important that he would'nt try to reunite with his parents? But the answer reveals itself when Mary posed the question "Son, why have you done this to us? Look your father and I have sought you anxiously." The reply of Jesus is one that we should never forget "Why did you seek me? Did you not know that I must be about my fathers business?" In one sentence Jesus officialy blew His parents mind, and in one sentence He officially taught all of His followers then and now that our number one priority should always be to be about our Fathers business . I have learned that it is the business of the Father that really matters, it is the business of the Father that really counts for something in the end, and I am determined to make the Fathers business my business this year. I challenge you to go deeper in God this year, allow Him to do surgery on those areas that need healing, to comfort in areas that need comforting, and to convict in those areas that need convicting.

God has great things in store for you, no matter where you are in life He has a plan, a purpose and a destiny for you. In the words of the song - Jesus loves me this I know for the Bible tells me so, little ones to him belong we are week but He is strong-

Just His,
Jake