Yesterday we had the Devotional. It was encouraging. We had some serious talk about the ending of our life  and about decisions we need to make in order to be ready to meet God. I personally shared about how i am moved by Jesus being for at least 4days it was maybe 5days just in the temple and so driven to share and interact over the word of his Father with the teachers of the law, that they were entertained and amazed by him durning this hole time! Jesus so much loved his father - nothing else gave him more then being in his house on earth - the closest place to his Father(?).

I also want to learn to be so singleminded.

Lk2,50-52 Jesus told them, that he had to be in his Father's house. But Maria and Joseph did not understand what he was saying to them.

Then Jesus went home with them. Down to Nazareth and was obedient to them.

His mother treasured all this things in her heart.

52 And Jesus grew in wisdom

and stature,

and in favour with God

and men.

I do not know what does it mean, when the parents of Jesus do not understand him, when he says 'i need to be in my Father's house'. How could they not understand this? What does it mean to me? When do i not understand basic, simple, very clear truth? What are the difficult but basic truth in the bible for me? It just shows me, that i can loos understanding of most obvious things. If i loos it - i am seeking a lot but i could be right there. Maria and Josef probably could go straight to the temple, if they somehow would know, who the father of Jesus is.

But then Jesus goes with them to Nazareth. How did he felt about that? Being in amazing discussion about the holy scripture. Then just being back in Nazareth, learning from Joseph the work of carpenter.

How do i feel, when i need to do things, they are less inspiring to me? When i need to do things, they are just hard work?

About Maria is written, that she treasured all these things in her heart. She really missed a lot but somehow she still was asking and questioning what was going on. It is kind of very sad, that form Joseph, nothing is written.

And Jesus grew in wisdom - The Son of God had to grow in wisdom. He had once no wisdom, then he grew and had more, and still he had to grow.

Jesus grew in stature - Like every man. 

Jesus grew in favour with God  - i looked so much forward to write about this. But now, what can i say, than this looks like a mystery to me - It is amazing to me, to think the conditions in which Jesus, the Son of God was living - are exactly the same i am living in.
How in the world, can the Son of God, through him the world is created, grow in favour by God. Did God not just love him because he was his own Son. I don't know! Favour and being loved, is that not the same? I am loved by God - but am i also in favour by God? How can i grow in that?

I just see, that even on the level of being in favour by God, Jesus was completely man: Like me. He had to grow in every aspect of his life.

Jesus grew in favour by men - this is interesting, because it shows the effect of a godly life on people. People feel loved. So they start to love this person back. Jesus was no doubt the most consistent person in loving all neighbors. How amazing it was, to be already with him in this early days.

> What i see for today. Certainly Jesus heart was to stay in the temple and debate Gods Word with the teachers. But he went home. He was with people they had no glue who he was. He loved them. He lived with them, learned from Joseph and gave his heart to every body every time. And people started to appreciate this growing boy more and more, because they felt so much appreciation from Jesus. I believe, he was known in the hole area.

So for me, what ever i do today: I will do it for my father in heaven and give my hole heart.