Good Saturday m...um, oops, afternoon! My fault entirely. When I sat down to write this morning there was nothing in my head to write about. There is, on the other hand, a lot going on in the world. The pictures of Moscow would make most anyone pray for some relief for those folks. Did you realize they are also suffering through some record high temperatures too? While Moscow is covered in fire smoke, Pakistan is practically under water, no one around the Gulf is quite sure where all the oil went, and an island of ice four times larger than Manhattan has taken off from Greenland to float pretty much wherever it pleases. Not sure what it would take to stop a hundred square mile chunk of ice that is half the height of the Empire State building; maybe someone would be kind enough to tow it to the Sahara and water the desert.
So much is going on that we might want to just stay at home with the family. Jesus did something like that just after the wedding in Cana.
After the wedding he went to Capernaum for a few days with his mother, his brothers, and his disciples. (John 2:12)
Not one of those verses that we memorize and put on the wall, but it does say something about Jesus. We read about our Lord's miracles, teachings, debates with the Pharisees, and his prophecies of the end times; but how often do we notice that he made time for his family? No big parade or award show, just a few days with his family and disciples after a stunning miracle in Cana. No doubt after the wedding, while Jesus spent some quality time in Capernaum, the story mill was in high gear talking about that wine at the wedding celebration. Who didn't get mentioned in this? Joseph. What happened to Jesus' earthly father? Often we hear that Joseph may have died before this time. Certainly it is possible. While we expect Mary to have been a young woman at the time of the engagement to Joseph, the Bible doesn't say how old Joseph was. Of course, Joseph didn't have to be much older than Mary when Jesus was born; many accidents and diseases happened to people then just as they do now. Whatever the reason, Joseph has dropped out of the story by the time Jesus begins his miracles and teaching ministry. I wonder how many of us will look up Joseph when we get to Heaven and ask whatever happened to him?
Before we get to Heaven though, we can at least answer those who think Jesus was only divine in nature. Today's verse speaks of a devoted human son spending time with his earthly family and disciples. It's just a family sort of verse! We might say the same thing after a weekend at the lake or a trip to the park, without the disciples part that is. Jesus was the Son of God, but he was also the child of Mary and brother to Jude, James, and his other siblings. Praise God for our divine and human Savior!
Bucky
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