…they found Him in
the temple….And He said to them, "…Did you not know that I must be about
My Father’s business?" —Luke 2:46, 49
Our Lord’s childhood
was not immaturity waiting to grow into manhood— His childhood is an eternal
fact. Am I a holy, innocent child of God as a result of my identification with
my Lord and Savior? Do I look at my life as being in my Father’s house? Is the
Son of God living in His Father’s house within me?
The only abiding
reality is God Himself, and His order comes to me moment by moment. Am I
continually in touch with the reality of God, or do I pray only when things
have gone wrong— when there is some disturbance in my life? I must learn to
identify myself closely with my Lord in ways of holy fellowship and oneness
that some of us have not yet even begun to learn. “…I must be about My Father’s
business”— and I must learn to live every moment of my life in my Father’s
house.
Think about your own
circumstances. Are you so closely identified with the Lord’s life that you are
simply a child of God, continually talking to Him and realizing that everything
comes from His hands? Is the eternal Child in you living in His Father’s house?
Is the grace of His ministering life being worked out through you in your home,
your business, and in your circle of friends? Have you been wondering why you
are going through certain circumstances? In fact, it is not that you have
to go through them. It is because of your relationship with the Son of God who
comes, through the providential will of His Father, into your life. You must
allow Him to have His way with you, staying in perfect oneness with
Him.
The life of your Lord
is to become your vital, simple life, and the way He worked and lived among
people while here on earth must be the way He works and lives in you.
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