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relationship. I have expectations but sometimes He doesn’t
meet my expectations.
A tremendous statement was made when Jesus was
twelve years old. When His mother heard it, she didn’t
understand it. So, she put it in her heart. The Bible says that
she thought about it, she pondered it in her heart. How long did
she ponder it in her heart? The answer is she pondered it until
He was thirty years old. She didn’t understand what He said.
Luke 2:49, this is what He said, “And he said to them,
‘Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you not know
that I had to be in My Father’s house?’” Let me put that in my
own words. He said, “Mother, it’s true I have a relationship
with you and Joseph but what you may not know is that I have
a relationship with My holy Father God. My relationship with
my Holy Father God is higher than my relationship with you.
My relationship with You will be in terms with my relationship
to My holy Father God.” I hope God teaches us that truth. Jesus
will always do His Father’s will. I must not quarrel with Him
if He doesn’t meet my expectations. My will is now in terms
of the Father’s will.”
There is a strange expression here in the words Jesus said.
The translation in my Bible says, “I must be about My Father’s
house.” Another translation says, “I must be about My Father’s
interests.” Another translation says, “I must be about My
Father’s concerns.” Another translation says, “I must be about
My Father’s affairs.” Another translation is, “I must be
occupied with the things of My Father.” Why are there so many
translations about that word? Here’s why. In the original
language in the Greek, Jesus said, “I must be about My
Father’s…” and there is no noun. The translator puts the noun
in. He’s trying to help you understand. Jesus said, “I must be
about My Father’s everything. I must be about My Father’s
will, about My Father’s pleasure, about His house, about His
affairs, about His interests, and about His delight.
There comes a time in life when a Christian has to learn
that God relates to us in terms of His relationship to God. The
Lord Jesus will always relate to His Father first and then to me.
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