John 7 Every year, Joseph and Mary took Jesus to Jerusalem for the festival. When he was 12 yrs old he stayed behind talking to the Dr’s and Rabbi’s unbeknown to Mary and Joseph. As then and now, the learned men asked this question:”How does this man know so much when he has never had formal instruction?” When his earthly parents found him, he asked them why they were concerned. Do you not know I must be about my Father’s business? Now here in John 7 we find a repeat of that same question but now Jesus is fully grown and he again reminds the Pharisees that his ‘teaching is not from me, but from the one who sent me.”
He then asked them this question: “Hasn’t Moses given you the law? Yet not one of you keeps the law?”
As a believer in Christ we are often befuddled by those who seem to be so wise, just like the religious leaders. But, we have two gifts to help us: the indwelling Holy Spirit and the inspired Word of God to teach us, rebuke us, correct us and train us in righteousness. [2 Tim 3:16] God has blessed us with these so that we can be instructed by them but the real question is: Are we about the Father’s business today?