Introduce kids to the Savior of sinners. This is a series of audio podcasts for kids who want to meet with Jesus by using Meeting with Jesus: A Bible Reading Plan for Kids (RHB). Listen to previous episodes here.

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I once went missing when I was on vacation. I was probably about 10 years old. I told my parents I was going to watch people fishing on a pier. My parents were fine with that because it was quite close. They said not to be away for more than 30 mins.

I watched the fishing for about 15 minutes and then began to walk back. On the way back I passed an arcade and I decided to take a quick look inside. I started watching someone play a video game and got so focused on it that I forgot the time. I was probably there for about forty minutes when I felt a tap on my shoulder. I turned around and there was my Dad. He wasn’t happy, and said, “I knew you’d be here.”

How did he know? He knew me. He knew what I was like. He knew I had a fatal attraction to arcades. It was the first place he looked.

Yesterday we saw Jesus go missing in Luke 2:41-46. Today, in Luke 2:47-50, Mary and Joseph find him in the last place they thought of looking–the Temple. Maybe not the first place any parent would think to look for a 12-year-old boy! What does this tell us about Jesus and about ourselves?

We have limited understanding of Jesus

  • His parents searched for three days (46)
  • His parents searched in great distress (48)
  • His parents searched everywhere but God’s house (49)
  • His parents searched without understanding (49-50)

Jesus has perfect understanding of himself

  • He understood his Bible better than his teachers (46)
  • He understood his mission better than his parents (49-50)

Jesus knows and understand far more than we do. So let’s bring all our questions, puzzles, and lack of understanding to him who has perfect understanding of all things.


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