"His Voice Today"
November 10
🔸️ The footsteps of Jesus Christ to be followed in our daily life! 🔸️
Mark 6:3 makes it clear that the Lord Jesus Christ had at least four brothers and two sisters. So, the Gospels show that at least 9 people lived in the same house and that too a "poor house". By comparing Luke 2:24 and Leviticus 12:8, we can see that Mary was so poor that she could not even offer a lamb! Therefore, Jesus did not have a separate bedroom for himself to take rest in times of trouble and crisis at home. Also, John 7:5 indicates that His brothers did not believe Him.
They were openly jealous about Him, who was neither 'angry' nor 'selfish' even once! All of them together might have ridiculed Him several times and tried to irritate Him.
Only those who have a large family and living with their unrepented family members in a small house could easily understand about the troubles that Jesus had faced in His poor home at Nazareth. Even so, Jesus never sinned!
Thus as if to add the trials He faced, Joseph died! The fact that nothing is said about Joseph during the years that Jesus left for the ministry, it is presumed that Joseph might have died when Jesus was about 13 to 20 years old. So, the burden of caring His family of 8-members fell on Jesus, the eldest son of the family! Jesus had to work hard to feed His family. Surely Jesus might have faced even more trials in those difficult situations.... yet He did not sin!!
Prayer:
Our Heavenly Father! Thank you for the exemplary life of Jesus who was born and grown, as a human being like us! Help us to follow His footsteps and progress into the Divine life! In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.
Author:
Brother Zac Poonen
Translated version of the Tamil "Family Meditation Book".
From:-
https://t.me/hisvoicetoday
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