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Christ Was Obedient, October 22
Christ in My Life
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 relation-
ship with God, of which He was fully aware, He was not above perform-
ing 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 distin-
guish 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.
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