Luke 2:49 And he said to them, How is it that you sought me? knew you not that I must be about my Father's business? I. NOTE THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST, It was a spirit of undivided consecration to the will of God His Father. It was a spirit urged onward by an absolute necessity to serve God. "Wist yet not that I must? There is a something in Me which prevents Me from doing other work. I feel an all-controlling, overwhelming influence which constrains Me at all times and in every place to be about My Father's business; the spirit of high, holy, entire, sincere, determined consecration in heart to God. 1. What was the impelling power which made Christ say this? (1) The spirit of obedience which thoroughly possessed itself of His bosom. (2) A sacred will to the work which He had undertaken. (3) He had a vow upon Him — the vow to do the work from all eternity. 2. What was His Father's business? (1) To send into the world a perfect example for our imitation. (2) The establishment of a new dispensation. (3) The great work of expiation. II. IMITATE THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST. Be about your Father's business with all earnestness, because that is the way of usefulness. You cannot do your own business and God's too. You cannot serve God and self any more than you can serve God and mammon. If you make your own business God's business, you will do your business well, and you will be useful in your day and generation. Again, would you be happy? Be about your Father's business. Oh, it is a sweet employment to serve your Father. (C. H. Spurgeon.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?WEB: He said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Didn't you know that I must be in my Father's house?" |
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