All about His business :)

Luke 2: 48-49

“So when they saw Him, they were amazed; and His mother said to Him, “Son why have You done this to us? Look, Your father and I have sought you anxiously.” And He said to them, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?’”

I read this chapter in a Bible study by Beth Moore and she asked "don't you want to be about your Father's business?" I thought how profound! Yes I absolutely want to be about my Father in Heaven's business!

The background to this Bible verse is Jesus was 12 years of age and His parents took Him into Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover. After the Feast, Jesus’ mother, father, and family were heading home from Jerusalem and noticed Jesus was not in their company. Mary and Joseph went back to Jerusalem and after 3 days they found little Jesus inside the temple conversing with the teachers, “both listening and asking questions”.

Here is the cool part, when Mary found Jesus I’m sure she was overwhelmed. I can’t imagine not being able to find your child for 3 days and He just so happens to be God in the flesh . When Mary asks Jesus why did you worry your father and I, I love His response, “Why did you seek Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father’s business?”

I have to say, My goal is to be a woman after God’s own heart. I want to be a woman who is all about my Father in heaven’s business. Jesus Christ is the one and only who is worthy of glory and praise. Have you ever stopped to think, the sun rises and falls on God’s command. With out Him we would be in totally darkness. The same goes for our spiritually life. Without God our life is full of darkness, but once you start reading His precious Word and talking to Him daily, truth flourishes and His light radiates all around you. So be all about God and His business. Most people will say, “mind your business”. Not God, He wants you all up in His business so you can be used to glorify Him. Really people He wants to surpass your dreams, but God cannot make you believe in Him, or follow His will for your life. It is a choice. Christ said, “Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life and there are few who find it.” (Matthew 7:13-14) Sadly most will reject Christ the Savior, which is why we need to be different from how unsaved people live. Let’s be different and not blend in-be the red dot in the mix of black and white dots.

Have you ever been around someone who exudes Christ, I mean He is just radiating off him or her? Christ compares us Christians to salt, “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot (Matthew 6:13). We need to be the flavor of the earth, be a representative for Christ and your love for Him will be contagious for others to want the joy you have. God didn’t promise an easy life for us, but He did call us to be obedient. More importantly through our most difficult days and our good days, God the Father did promise, “When you pass through the waters I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep you. When you walk through the fire you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablazed. For I AM the LORD your God.” (Isaiah 43). I love this promise “God has said ‘Never will I leave you. Never will I forsake you. So say with confidence, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid.”(Hebrews 13:5-6). I love when He says “I Am the LORD your God”…I always think “Yes You Are”!! It just sounds so commanding doesn’t it?

He is a loving God, invite Him into your life, He will only change you from the inside out and through the trials of life (because they seem pretty consistent), His grace is sufficient enough and through our weakness He is made strong. The apostle Paul actually said He boasts about his weaknesses so Christ may rest upon him.

Here is a beautiful truth beloveds: 1 Corinthians 13:8 says “Love never fails” and when you go a bit further in the NT 1John 8:8 you read “God is love”. So if love never fails and God is indeed love (it is who He is) then God never fails!!! When obedient to God He will surely never ever fail you. So be all about God and His business because He is crazy in love with you!

And just a side note- be aware of what you are watching and listening to; there is such garbage on TV. If it isn’t honoring to God don’t watch it and sadly that is most of TV shows now. Honor God and He will honor you whether it is in this life or the next!

Remember we take nothing to the grave with us- but we do leave behind a legacy. I know I want to be remembered as someone who was all about God! What is it you want to be remembered for?