March 22, 2023 – Lent
LENT
His Final Steps Led to His Fatherâs House
Was a bounce in our Saviorâs steps as he âtraveled to Jerusalem for the Passover Festivalâ with his parents, Mary and Joseph (Luke 2:41)? It was a five-day journey from Nazareth to Jerusalem. Did Jesusâ muscles ache a bit and his step slow as he and his family made their way up the steep grade that stretched for miles leading to the walls of the city of Jerusalem? And once the boy Jesus saw the temple mount and the great temple rebuilt by Herod, did our Saviorâs heart skip a beat? Did he think, âIâm home at lastâ? He certainly acted as if he were home, didnât he? For when Passover was finished and his parents left on the return trip to Nazareth, it took them a day before they realized their son wasnât with them! After a frantic three-day search, âthey found him in the temple courts, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. When his parents saw him, they were astonished. His mother said to him, âSon, why have you treated us this way? See, your father and I have been anxiously looking for you.â He said to them, âWhy were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be taking care of my Fatherâs business?â â (Luke 2:46-49).
Then, as an adult, he started to preach. He started to teach. John informs us that the Passover was drawing near, and so Jesus âwent up to Jerusalemâ (John 2:13). He went to the temple, where he âfound people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and money changers sitting at tablesâ (John 2:14). Our Savior single-handedly drove out all the sheep, all the cattle, all the merchants, and all the money changers while he shouted, âGet these things out of here! Stop turning my Fatherâs house into a place of business!â (John 2:16). Given this history, it shouldnât surprise us that in the last week of his life, Jesus went back home.
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