Life in Nazareth – Part 2

Then Jesus went down with them (His parents, Joseph and Mary) and came to Nazareth, and was subject (submissive) to them. Luke 2:51

From old we have people who talk high and live low. People speak of high living standards and live a low standard life. But Jesus wanted to show that we can live a high standard life. The disciples of Jesus saw that He not only spoke with high standards, but also lived a high standard life. He talked what he walked. He preached what He practiced. Thats why there was a huge multitude of people around Jesus, because they could relate to Him. Every person in the crowd was different, yet, everyone could relate to Jesus and everyone was satisfied. Jesus didn't speak hypothetical things.

Today, we, as human beings find it difficult to obey our parents, respect our elders and live a submissive life, just imagine, how much difficult it was for Jesus who is God and had to live a submissive life. His parents were not God, but His parents on the earth were human beings with all their weaknesses and emotions and feelings, which were right as well as wrong. Including all of it Jesus lived a submissive life. Obedient and humble at home and hence He could do mighty things outside. Many want to do things outside, but at home they ignore everything. God said, "You have to overflow with everything in your personal life to be a blessing to others. God is interested what you do in your personal life, thats what is going to impact others too. How you live your life is important to God, if He has to make changes in others.

This is what attracted His disciples to Him. His disciples were not attracted to Him because of the miracles He did. Miracles can attract you to someone, but the character of a person is important for you to continue relation with that person. Beauty can surely attract people to someone, but the relation to last, you require character and submissiveness. There is lot of sacrifices involved to make a relation to function and last. More than give and take is required, in a relation for the relation to last and be fruitful. More than what you deserve, and what the other person can give, is required for a relationship to last. More than the capability of a person, more than the looks of a person is what is required for the relationship to last.

This is what the disciples found when they lived with Jesus. They learnt life. They were not following someone who spoke high things, but they were following the Person who lived high. God bless you

– Jimsen & Sneha