MORNNING SPIRITUAL DIARY FOR 4/16/2026
9:05 AM
My Worship
Time Focus: PT-3 “The Incident At Twelve”
Bible Reading &
Meditation Reference: Luke 2:41-51
Message
of the verses: “41 His parents went to
Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. 42 And
when He was twelve years old, they went up there according to
the custom of the feast; 43 and as they were returning,
after spending the full number of days required, the boy Jesus
stayed behind in Jerusalem, but His parents were unaware of it. 44 Instead,
they thought that He was somewhere in the caravan, and they
went a day’s journey; and then they began looking
for Him among their relatives and acquaintances. 45 And
when they did not find Him, they returned to Jerusalem, looking for Him. 46 Then,
after three days they found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the
teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions. 47 And
all who heard Him were amazed at His understanding and His answers. 48 When Joseph
and Mary saw Him, they were bewildered; and His mother said to
Him, “Son, why have You treated us this way? Behold, Your father and I
have been anxiously looking for You!” 49 And He said to
them, “Why is it that you were looking for Me? Did you
not know that I had to be in My Father’s house?” 50 And yet they
on their part did not understand the statement which He had [made
to them. 51 And He went down with them and came
to Nazareth, and He continued to be subject to them; and His
mother treasured all these things in her heart.”
I will pick up from where I left off
last night beginning with a quote from John MacArthur’s commentary.
“Jesus, of course, had not
intentionally defied or hurt His parents.
What He had done was to make evident the necessary break that was to
come between Him and His earthly family.
As He would later say, Jesus had ‘come down from heaven, not to do [His]
own will, but the will of [His Father] who sent [Him]’ (John 6:38; cf. 4:34;
5:30). Although that break would not be
fully realized for another eighteen years, it is made evident here.”
(John 6:38; cf. 4:34; 5:30)
“38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my
own will but the will of him who sent me.”
“34 Jesus said to them, "My food is to do the
will of him who sent me and to accomplish his work.”
“30 "I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I
judge, and my judgment is just, because I seek not my own will but the will of
him who sent me. “
I mentioned the importance of verse 49 in last evening’s
SD as John MacArthur said that he would explain more about this verse when he
got there, well we are here now:
He writes Jesus’ reply to them, “Why is it that
you were looking for Me? Did you not know that I had to be in My
Father’s house? (the temple)?’ is not only the crux of
the passage, but also expresses the definitive reality of Christian
theology. This statement is the first
time in Scripture that any individual claimed God as his personal father. The Jews viewed God as the Father of all in a
creative sense, and the Father of Israel in a national sense. But no one had the audacity to claim God as
his father in a personal, intimate sense, because of the profound implications
of such a claim (see discussion below).
In this confession, Jesus made it clear that His first priority was to
do the will of His heavenly Father. He
also lifted Himself above the human realm.
He was not in the ultimate sense Joseph’s son, or Mary’s son; He was the
eternal Son of God, who came down from heaven (John 3:13; 6:38, 42). As such, He was under the authority of His
heavenly Father, not His earthly parents.”
(John 3:13; 6:38, 42)
“13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who
descended from heaven, the Son of Man.”
“38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do my
own will but the will of him who sent me.”
“42 They said, “Is not this Jesus, the son of
Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How does he now say, ‘I have come down
from heaven’?”
“The biblical teaching that Jesus is
the Son of God is clear and unmistakable.
The angel told Mary before Jesus’ birth that He ‘shall be called the Son
of God’ (Luke 1:35). Jesus often
referred to Himself as the Son of God or claimed that God was His father (e.g.,
10:21-22; John 6:39-40; 8:18-19, 28-29, 38, 49; Rev. 2:18).” Now because of the importance of this subject
I will quote these verses.
(e.g., 10:21-22; John 6:39-40; 8:18-19,
28-29, 38, 49; Rev. 2:18)
“21 In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy
Spirit and said, "I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you
have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to
little children; yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 22 All things have been handed over to me by my
Father, and no one knows who the Son is except the Father, or who the Father is
except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.’” (Luke
10:21-22)
“39 And this is the will of him who sent me, that
I should lose nothing of all that he has given me, but raise it up on the last
day. 40 For this is the will of my
Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have
eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.’”
“18 I am the one who bears witness about myself,
and the Father who sent me bears witness about me." 19 They said to him therefore, “Where is your
Father?” Jesus answered, “You know neither me nor my Father. If you knew me,
you would know my Father also.’”
“28 So Jesus said to them, "When you have
lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he, and that I do
nothing on my own authority, but speak just as the Father taught me. 29 And he who sent me is with me. He has not left
me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him.’”
“38 ¶ I speak of what I have seen with my Father,
and you do what you have heard from your father.’”
“49 Jesus answered, "I do not have a demon,
but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me.”
“18 ¶ "And to unto the angel of the church in
Thyatira write: ‘The words of the Son of God, who has eyes like a flame of
fire, and whose feet are like burnished bronze.”
“Mark
opened his gospel with the words, ‘The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,
the Son of God’ (Mark 1:1). John the Baptist (John 1:34), Nathanael (John
1:49), the twelve apostles (Matt. 14:33), Martha (John 11:27, Paul (Acts 9:20;
Rom. 1:4; 2 Cor. 1:19; Gal. 2:20; Eph. 4:13), the writer of Hebrews (Heb. 4:14;
6:6; 7:3; 10:29), and the apostle John (John 20:31; 1 John 4:15; 5:5, 10, 12,
13, 20) all affirmed Jesus’
divine sonship. Even Satan (Luke
4:3, 9), the demons (Matt. 8:29; Luke 4:41), and a Roman centurion (Matt.
27:54) acknowledged that Jesus is the Son of God.” There is still more to look at on this
wonderful subject of Jesus the Son of God, but Lord willing I will continue to
do this in this evening’s SD.
Spiritual
Meaning for my Life Today: I am getting a fresh perspective of how much
Jesus did for me on the cross, and what I mean by that is understanding that He
went through so much in order to leave heaven, come to earth as a baby, grow up
in Joseph’s and Mary’s family, work as a carpenter, then three years of
ministry ending in dying on the cross for my sins. I don’t deserve this at all, but I must
remember that Jesus paid it all, all to Him I owe.
My
Steps of Faith for Today: Trust the Lord to guide me through this
difficult times that my wife and I are going through, believing the truth that
Jesus Christ is in complete control, and to bring honor to Him as we go through
these times of difficulty.
4/16/2026
9:53 AM
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