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Mary pictures us. The Holy Spirit forms Christ in us. Christ grows
in us. In the fullness of time we give Christ to the world. I want to
use Mary as a picture; not Mary when she was conceiving Christ or
giving Christ. We’re talking about union with Christ. I want to
share how Mary related to her son. I want to show how she related
to Him when He was a boy twelve years old and then when He began
His ministry and turned water into wine.

Mark 3:33-35, “And answering them, He said, ‘Who are My mother
and My brothers?’ And looking about on those who were sitting
around Him, He said, ‘Behold, My mother and My brothers! For
whoever does the will of God, he is My brother and sister and
mother.’” Jesus said, “Whoever does the will of God, that’s my
mother, that’s my sister and that’s my brother.” John 12:26, “If
anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there shall
My servant also be; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.”
Both of these verses have to do with the will of God.

When Jesus was twelve years old he related to His parents by
obedience. Luke 2:41&42, “And His parents used to go to
Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when He
became twelve, they went up there according to the custom of the
Feast;” At age twelve Jesus submitted to his mother and stepfather.
They decided where He would go. If they went to Jerusalem to a
feast, Jesus went with them. If they went to visit relatives, like
Elizabeth, Jesus went with them. They had a relationship with their
son, like any parent has a relationship with their son. Based on that
relationship, they had certain expectations.

On this occasion Jesus disappointed his parents. They had
expectations and He did not meet those expectations. The way he
acted not only confused them but it upset them. Luke 2:48, “And
when they saw Him, they were astonished; and His mother said to
Him, ‘Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father
and I have been anxiously looking for You.’” Mary said, “Why have
you treated us this way?”