Bible Verses to Explore: Luke 2:41-52
The fourth topic in our series about Jesus’ thoughts is what Jesus thought about his family.
The Bible doesn’t tell us much about Jesus’ relationship with the members of His earthly family. However, we do know that He loved them. How do we know this?
We see Jesus’ love for His parents in verse 51 of today’s Bible reading. These verse says, “Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them.” Jesus’ obedience is evidence that He thought of Mary and Joseph lovingly.
The next verse, verse 52 says, “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor
with God and men.” This tells us that Jesus loved and respected other people, including his brothers and sisters. Because He thought enough of them to treat them well, He gained their favor. They loved and respected Him, too.
Also, Jesus learned to be a carpenter, like Joseph (Matthew 13:54-47). This indicates that Jesus cared what happened to His family. He wanted to help provide for His brothers and sisters.
Lastly, Jesus thought about His responsibility to his widowed mother, Mary. While Jesus was hanging on the cross, one of His final thoughts was to ensure that she was taken care of and provided for. These thoughts are recorded in John 19:26 & 27 – “When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Dear woman, here is your son,” 27 and to the disciple, “Here is your mother.” From that time on, this disciple took her into his home.” Thus Jesus turned to John and asked John to take responsibility for Mary’s future well-being.
Let’s allow Jesus’ love, respect, and provision for His family be an example for us to follow…and let’s pray together.
Heavenly Father, thank You for Jesus’ example. Help us to love, respect, and provide for our families like Jesus did for His family. In Jesus’ name. Amen.
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