[The Glory Unveiled]
Thinking he was in their company, they traveled on for a day. Then they began looking for him among their relatives and friends. [ Luke 2:44 NIV ]
Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem with Jesus, and when it was time for them to return, they assumed he was in the company of their relatives. In other words, they “trusted” Jesus with their relatives instead of with themselves. If your walk with Jesus is based on assumptions and the experiences of others, your spiritual life cannot carry you far. Mary and Joseph traveled for one day but then had to come back. When we trust our knowledge of Jesus with our pastors, friends, family members, and television preachers, our walk with God, no matter how far we seem to go, will be brought back to square one. They had gone one day but had to return to Jerusalem because they assumed Jesus was in the company of their relatives. There are those who think that their families, parents, or siblings know Jesus for them, and so, in the event of any challenge, they will call on their relatives. To their disappointment, when adversity comes, they have no anchor to keep them. A day comes in the life of every believer when their knowledge of God is tested. On that day, your relationship with God will be proven, whether you know God for yourself or whether your knowledge of God is drawn from another person’s encounters. What some of us are doing as believers is a ‘company’ experience, following the crowd and being guided by the experiences of others. We need a personal experience with Jesus. Each and every one of us is called into a personal relationship with Jesus, a relationship that is not based on assumptions and other people’s beliefs, but on our personal encounters with God.
Prayer_Bead: Lord Almighty, thank you for calling me into a personal relationship with you through your Son. Help me to know you for myself. In Jesus’ name
Wisdom_Quote: A walk with God that is based solely on other people’s experiences leads no where.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.