39 And when they had performed everything according to the Law of the Lord, they returned into Galilee, to their own town of Nazareth. 40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom. And the favor of God was upon him.
Something we can almost miss is the very first phrase: that Jesus was raised to obey God's commands. This is important, as Luke makes it perfectly clear that Jesus did exactly that: perfectly obeyed His Father - He did everything God had said. It also is relevant that Jesus grew up exactly where God had said He would in the Old Testament prophesies - in Galilee, small-town Israel, satisfied with the simple life God has for most of us. And He grew up strong and wise and blessed by God. This of course parallels other statements to the effect that He increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. (52) He matured in every way: physically, mentally and spiritually, without all the sins that mar our lives. As we continue on through the Gospel of Luke, keep watching for how important Jesus felt obedience was. It is as important to us as it is to Him?
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