Numbers 26:1-51
Luke 2:36-52
Psalm 60:1-12
Proverbs 11:15
From the Prime Time With God Devotional my prayer for everyone who is reading along on this bible reading plan.
"Good morning Toni, here is today's prayer...
Dear Lord God,
You are the God of truth...
Into Your hand I commit my spirit; You have redeemed me, O Lord God of truth. Psalm 31:5
Thank You for Your Holy Bible and how it leads me to know You and Your truth more deeply.
I pray that each time I open up the pages of my Bible, filled with Your truth, that my heart will trust You to speak to me from its pages.
I ask for You divine wisdom to know Your truth as I read my Bible.
I pray for the men and women that You have entrusted to teach Your Word in homes, churches, schools and other settings, that You would speak your Biblical truth through them.
Thank You for Your true Word, The Holy Bible...
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path. Psalm 119:105
My desire is that each day I will come to know You and Your truth more and more.
And, I believe that Jesus is the source of all truth...
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." John 14:6
Please help me to hear the truth that Jesus speaks to me, help me to follow Jesus, as Jesus taught us...
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. John 10:27
In the precious name of Jesus I pray,
Amen"
My thoughts in today's reading.
Luke 2:49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?” 50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them. 51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Luke interviewed many people but it is believed that he got a lot of his information from Mary herself. He shares things like in today's reading "his mother treasured all these things in her heart" and from yesterday what Simeon said to her "And a sword will pierce your own soul too" and all the details of Jesus conception and birth could only have come from her as well as her visit to Elizabeth and her song. Even though "they did not understand what he was saying to them" The mother's heart in Mary "treasured all these things". Any mother would understand what that means. When our child does things that catches our attention especially the good stuff we don't just remember what they did but it imprints an emotionally driven memory on our hearts. Imagine first the emotion of not being able to find your son. The worry and fear would be searing. Then going back to find Him and the relief at first sight of him. The sudden overwhelming change in emotions that would flood through you washing away the searing fear and filling you relief. But then to come to the astonishing realization that He was not just safe but that He is in the temple amazing all the adults there with His understanding and knowledge. The conflicting emotions of anger and pride would be confusing. I am sure that the first question I would ask in what would probably be an angry or at least irritated voice would be "Why did you do this?" or "What were you thinking?" Jesus' answer was confusing to them but Mary probably remembered a lot of times when He acted different than other children would. Remember Jesus never sinned so that means that as a child when others would be defiant and disobedient Jesus was not. He would have treated other children and adults in a kind and loving way when other children would not.
52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Mary would have taken notice of how different Jesus was and how people all around Him just like in the temple would be amazed by Him. I imagine the joy in her mother's heart to see all these things. Truely a treasure. I would guess that she had some great stories to tell. No wonder Luke spent so much time with her.
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