Christ Was Obedient

[Thompson, Darryl]

Christ Was Obedient

     And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject
unto them. . . . And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in
favour with God and man . Luke 2:51, 52  

     Notwithstanding the sacred mission of Christ, His exalted
relationship with God, of which He was fully aware, He was not above
performing the practical duties of life. He was the Creator of the
world, and yet He acknowledged His obligation to His earthly parents,
and at the call of duty, in compliance with the wishes of His parents,
He returned with them from Jerusalem after the Passover, and was subject
unto them.  

     He submitted to restraints of parental authority and acknowledged
the obligations of a son, a brother, a friend, and a citizen. He
discharged His duties to His earthly parents with respectful courtesy.
He was the Majesty of heaven. He had been the great commander in heaven.
Angels loved to do His bidding. And now He was a willing servant, a
cheerful, obedient son.  

     Jesus was not turned aside by an influence from the faithful
service expected of a son. He did not aim to do anything remarkable to
distinguish Himself from other youth or to proclaim His heavenly birth.
Even His friends and relatives, in all the years that Christ's life was
passed among them, saw no special marks of His divinity. Christ was
sedate, self-denying, gentle, cheerful, kind, and ever obedient....  

     There is an important lesson for parents and children to learn in
the silence of the Scriptures in reference to the childhood and youth of
Christ. He was our example in all things. In the little notice given of
His childhood and youthful life is an example for parents as well as
children, that the more quiet and unnoticed the period of childhood and
youth is passed, and the more natural and free from artificial
excitement, the more safe will it be for the children and the more
favorable for the formation of a character of purity, natural
simplicity, and true moral worth. 

>From My Life Today - Page 299