Josh ran off to play with his friends yesterday. That in and of itself, happens all the time, but Cara and I have attached a rule to it. Josh needs to tell us where he's going so that if we need him, we know where to look.
Yesterday, Josh forgot to tell us that he was going to his friends house and when we went to look for him, we had no idea where he was.
"Now [Jesus's] parents went to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Passover. And when he was twelve years old, they went up according to custom. And when the feast was ended, as they were returning, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents did not know it, but supposing him to be in the group they went a day's journey, but then they began to search for him among their relatives and acquaintances and when they did not find him they returned to Jerusalem searching for him. After three days, they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking questions."
So after reading this passage today, I can totally identify with Mary and Joseph. I had no idea where Josh was, but we found him after about 5 minutes. It took Mary and Joseph three days to find Jesus.
But here's the question I want to ask: Who moved?
You see, Mary and Jospeh thought that they were in lockstep with Jesus. they thought that they were walking side-by-side with them because he was supposed to be in their group, but the entire journey from Jerusalem, they were actually walking away from Jesus.
How many times do we walk away from Jesus, thinking He's with us?
Who moved?
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