When you consider Jesus' everyday life, what thoughts come to mind? His traveling? His preaching? Healing? These events are all immensley important but what about the 30 years He spent on the earth before He began His ministry?
The Bible tells us very little about this time. We know that He lived in Nazareth, with His parents and "under their authority" (Luke 2:51). His life was spent in a small town leading a fairly ordinary life. He was far away from the great people of the day, away from the big events and large cities.
In preparation for His ministry to come, Jesus spent time in study, meditation, prayer and working with His father Joseph. A very simple, ordinary, unspectacular life. If you find yourself fretting because you're not in the middle of "what's happening" or doing what the world considers "great things", remember Jesus' time in the country where He grew in wisdom, in stature and in favor with God and with the people (Luke 2:52).
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