The teachers were all quite taken with him, impressed with the sharpness of his answers. But his parents were not impressed; they were upset and hurt. His mother said, “Young man, why have you done this to us? Your father and I have been half out of our minds looking for you.”
Luke 2:47-48 (THE MESSAGE)
He [Jesus] said, “Why were you looking for me? Didn’t you know that I had to be here, dealing with the things of my Father?” But they had no idea what he was talking about.
Luke 2:49-50 (THE MESSAGE)
So he went back to Nazareth with them, and lived obediently with them.
His mother held these things dearly, deep within herself. And Jesus matured, growing up in both body and spirit, blessed by both God and people.
Luke 2:51-52 (THE MESSAGE)
The dual nature of Jesus
HUMAN & DIVINE
Father, if you are willing,
take this cup from me…
Luke 22:42a (New International Version (NIV))
Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.
Luke 22:42 (NIV)
And the first time that You opened Your eyes
Did You realize that You would be my Savior?
And the first breath that left your lips
Did You know that it would
change this world forever?
Relient K – I Celebrate the Day
As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. An a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.
Matthew 3:16-17 (NIV)