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Luke 2:49, Jesus 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. It’s
about My Father’s will and not my wishes. Luke 2:51, “And
He went down with them, and came to Nazareth; and He
continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all
these things in her heart.”

After Jesus said that to Mary, He began again to submit to His
parents. He did what they asked Him to do. He went where