Foursquare Grace for Living Daily Devotion Tuesday July 27, 2021

TOPIC: THE FATHER'S BUSINESS

BIBLE READING:

Luke 2:39-52

MEDITATION:

A twelve years old Jesus told his parents “… I must be about my Father's business.” Shouldn't this really be a food for thought for us all as Christians? Are we doing the things our Father wants us to do? Are we following the principles of living that God has laid out for us? Our spiritual connection with the Lord determines who we are, the enlightenment we will receive, and the quality of life we live. This connection is directly affected by how actively we seek to be about our father's business.

“The Child grew and became strong in spirit, and he advanced in wisdom, age and grace with God and with humankind” – vs. 52. Jesus continually received the benefits of being about His Father's Business – increasing in wisdom and grace with God. He was twelve years old when He sat and taught in the Temple in the midst of the scholars, and all who heard Him were astonished at His insightful answers – vs. 46. In just a few years, He would share with everyone the Divine Plan laid out for Him in a Jerusalem Synagogue from the book of Isaiah, “The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because He hath anointed me to preach…...” – Luke 4:18. He knew there was a plan for Him, that He was to restore humanity; that He was here to put the spiritual world back into order, and that He was to save the human race.

Jesus spoke with poise and confidence when He said to His parents, “why did you seek me? Did you not know that I must be about my Father's Business?” – vs. 49. Whose business are you going about doing, or, are you busy doing nothing? You could also be busy, but guilty.