March 23
Returning to Jerusalem, they pursued their search. The next day, as they mingled with the worshipers in the temple, a familiar voice arrested their attention. They could not mistake it; no other voice was like His, so serious and earnest, yet so full of melody.
In the school of the rabbis they found Jesus. Rejoiced as they were, they could not forget their grief and anxiety. When He was with them again, the mother said, in words that implied reproof, "Son, why hast Thou thus dealt with us? Behold, Thy father and I have sought Thee sorrowing."
Desire of Ages, page 81 from the chapter, 'The Passover visit'
Does Jesus understand our world? At the age of 13 and now officially an adult He still gets a few words of reproof from Mum and Dad. That would suggest that in the early years there was discipline for the child Jesus. Jesus knows us!
Take a leap sideways, or rather a leap into the book of Hebrews.
“Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might break the power of him who holds the power of death – that is, the devil – and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. For surely it is not angels he helps, but Abraham’s descendants. For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people. Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
Hebrews 2:14-18
There is a response you could make here. Worship would be an appropriate thing to do at this time.
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