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[cimi]

September 19
Friday


A LEARNER

READ:
Isaiah 50:4-6
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They found Him in the
temple, sitting in the
midst of the teachers,
both listening to them
and asking them
questions. __Luke 2:46
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The poster in the church hallway pictured a young boy dressed in Middle Eastern clothing, with Bible in hand, walking up a hill to church. The caption read: "Jesus was a good Christian boy who went to Sunday school every Sunday."

As a Jewish boy, Jesus didn't go to Sunday school and church on Sunday, so the poster was inappropriate. But the picture is correct in portraying Jesus' desire to be in His Father's temple to listen to His teaching.

When Jesus was 12, He went with His parents to Jerusalem for the Feast of the Passover (Luke 2:41-42). On their way home, His parents realized He was not with them. When they returned, they "found Him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the teachers, both listening to them and asking them questions" (v.46).

Jesus had the heart of a learner-disciple. Isaiah writes of Him as Jehovah's Servant: "The Lord God... awakens Me morning by morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. The Lord God has opened My ear" (50:4-5). In His humanity, the Son was open to learn from His Father.

Jesus' example challenges us to be listeners to God's Word. We too can become learner-disciples if we'll keep our hearts open to God's teaching. __Anne Cetas
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`````````````````````Fill me with the knowledge``````````````````
````````````````````````Of Thy glorious will;````````````````````
````````````````````All Thine own good pleasure``````````````````
```````````````````In Thy child fulfill. __Grimes``````````````````
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The highest goal of learning is to know God.

**********Today's Bible Reading __ Isaiah 50:4-6; Luke 2:46-52******

Isaiah 50
4 The Lord God has given
Me the tongue of the
learned, that I should know
how to speak a word in
season to him who is weary.
He awakens me morning by
morning, He awakens My
ear to hear as the learned.

5 The Lord God has opened
My ear; and I was not
rebellious, nor did I turn
away. 6 I gave My back to
those who struck Me, and
My cheeks to those who
plucked out the beard; I did
not hide My face from
shame and spitting.

Luke 2
46 Now so it was that after
three days they found Him in
the temple, sitting in the
midst of the teachers, both
listening to them and asking
them questions. 47 And all
who heard Him were
astonished at His
understanding and answers.

48 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."

49 And He said to them,
"Why did you seek Me? Did
you not know that I must be
about My Father's business?"

50 But they did not
understand the statement
which He spoke to them.

51 Then He went down with
them and came to Nazareth,
and was subject to them, but
His mother kept all these
things in her heart. 52 And
Jesus increased in wisdom
and stature, and in favor
with God and men.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

The word translated "disciple" is the Greek word mathatas. It
means "a learner and a follower." The disciples of the Herodians
valued money and power. The disciples of the Pharisees sought
self-righteousness based on the Law. Disciples of Christ are to be
characterized by love and unity (John 13:35). __Dennis Fisher

[lizzie]

Amen cimi