Good morning, time for breakfast
Luke 2: 43 – 49 (NIV)
After the Feast was over, while his parents were returning home, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but they were unaware of it. 44Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. 45When they did not find him, they went back to Jerusalem to look for him. 46After three days they found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions.
We spoke yesterday about making sure in all of our doing that we do not “lose Jesus”. Mary and Joseph never set out that day to lose Him and were in shock horror when they discovered they had.
What made them Lose Him? I can think of a few possibilities, and they are the things that can often make us lose or run ahead of Him as well.
1. The Crowd
- Thousands of people were leaving Jerusalem at one time there must have been crowds everywhere, maybe it was the crowds that made it easy to misplace Jesus?
- We all have crowds we need to deal with in everyday life dealing with people, work differing situations that can arise. Also just being distracted by other things that are happening. (Hustle and bustle of life). Crowds are often a part of life just purpose in your heart you are not going to leave Jesus behind because of them.
· As I said yesterday I have done it, The business of serving Him in ministry has at times taking the time I would use for walking with Him, good news is He never lets you wander to far before you know He is missing. Let’s make sure we keep our priority knowing Him with us, in the midst of what we do.
2. Presumption
- Presuming or supposing him to be with them in what they were doing, they never stopped to check He was into or ready to go where they were going next, don’t live faster than God and never just presume He is going where you are in a hurry to go, check!
- Supposing He agrees with what you are doing can be an issue, don’t just rubber stamp everything you are doing with a “He is cool with this” take a moment to check with Him.
- Presuming or supposing he has finished doing what he was doing, we can move on from things nice and fast but always make sure He has finished doing what he wanted, because I have noticed God does not move on till He finished what he set out to do.
Hope this gives you food for thought today.
Beware of crowds of busyness and take time to check He is with you where your heading next you can save yourself four days if you do!
Andy
A devotional by Pastor Andy Elmes to inspire you with a godly thought to start your day well. God’s word is indeed the breakfast of champions.
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