"Why is it that you have been searching for me?" He replied, "did you not know that it is my duty to be engaged in my Father's business?" Luke 2:49 This is the first recorded public statement from Jesus when He was 12 years old. I like this version because He says, “it is my duty” to do “my Father’s business”. After Jesus’ baptism (water and with the Holy Spirit) and His 40-day fast, we hear His first public sermon, “The Spirit of the LORD is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD.” Luke 4:18-19 He pronounces both times what His life is all about... His Father’s business, which is to preach, heal, set free. The anointing He mentioned to accomplish His Father’s business is the Holy Spirit. Jesus set His Godhead aside to become a man. The power to do what He did came from the Holy Spirit, not from Jesus as God. Jesus confirms to us, He did nothing of Himself. “Then Jesus answered and said to them, “Most assuredly, I say to you, the Son can do nothing of Himself, but what He sees the Father do; for whatever He does, the Son also does in like manner.” John 5:19 “And He who sent Me is with Me. The Father has not left Me alone, for I always do those things that please Him.”” John 8:29 “I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I heard from Him.”” John 8:26 “I can of Myself do nothing. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is righteous, because I do not seek My own will but the will of the Father who sent Me.” John 5:30 So Jesus comes and starts demonstrating Father’s business (preaching Father’s Gospel (truths), healing, casting out demons, raising the dead, miracles, signs and wonders) which the people love, want and need, compared to what they were getting. Jesus was only doing what He saw and heard what Father wanted, through the Holy Spirit, Who was in and on Him, guiding Jesus and doing acts of power trough Him. The religious leaders were offended because of what He was doing... in other words; they weren’t doing Father’s business. They were practising religion... focused on law, their status position in the community and control over others, rather than focused on the heart of the Father. It was easier for them to brand Jesus a liar, declare His works of the devil and kill Him, rather than drop their religion to do Father’s business. Father’s Business Xtreme Survival Guide “For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear.” 2 Timothy 4:3 And the people say, “What do you mean Al that I’m sinning if I don’t allow the Holy Spirit to operate through me to accomplish Father’s will? https://thegodfarm.com/products/ Please check out our excellent books that will help you grow in your journey with God:
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