Wednesday, September 11, 2013

All These Things - Luke 2:49-52

Luke 2:49-52 NASB 
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?” But they did not understand the statement which He had made to them. And He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and He continued in subjection to them; and His mother treasured all these things in her heart.
 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

The same Greek word is used for the words  "statement" and "things" in this passage. 

ρημα rhema; from a modified form of 2046; a word, by impl. a matter:--
charge (1), discourse (1), fact (2), matters (1), message (2), nothing *(1), remark (1), say (1), say say (1), saying (1), sayings (3), statement (6), thing (2), things (4), word (18), words (22).

It was the word of The Lord Mary kept in her heart.  It confirmed the word of The Lord delivered by the angel at the conception of Jesus. 

This same action takes place in the heart of each believer. The word is confirmed and treasured in our walk with God.  We keep His word as we grow in wisdom into the full measure of Jesus.  Our charge is not only to endure, but to continue growing in the favor of God. 

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