Luke 2:49 “And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”
This is possibly one of the most difficult verses to understand in all of Scripture. Why would Jesus expect His parents to know where He would be? Often, if you want to find a missing child, you go to the most likely place that they would go if they were unsupervised. That is the best starting point. And, had Jesus’ parents been as strong in their faith in Him as the could have been at this point, they would have known the temple would be at the top of His list. But, this question from Christ reveals that their faith was not what it could have been.
Heavenly Father, strengthen our faith! When You call, we want to listen! Your messages to us are clear, it is we who are hard of hearing. We will praise You forever for Your work in our lives. May we follow You to the ends of the Earth! In the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ I pray and praise You, Amen.