The Silent years in Jesus’ life

“What was happening in the life of Jesus between 12 and 30 years, I would like to know? Have you ever thought of that before?” I was asked by a young man.

“Did He ever experience teenage pressures?”

“Did he have friends they played together? If he did, where did they disappear to when he became 30?”

“Did His friends ever disappoint him or broke His heart or said any bad thing about Him and He wanted to retaliate?”

“Was He faced with the pressure of trying to ‘sag’ His trousers, have girl friends, and hang out at joints or clubs if there were any?”

AN ADVENTURER’S STORY

It was a bright early morning in a game reserve, as I wanted to enter, ‘’Hay guy where are you going?’’ said the kite. ‘’Don’t you know the animals are having their morning devotion? I won’t be surprised, we are not like you human beings who wake up having your day started with a lot of life worries’’. “I thank God” interrupted the peacock coming from the morning devotion together with the cow. “All the rich people in the world even Solomon wasn’t well dressed, as I am, even the best known designers like Nike, Adidas et cetera are not able to make a design as beautiful as this”.

“As for my shoes” the cow cuts in, “there has never being a fitting and life long lasting shoes in the world with all the leathers you have. So for all these and others we have to thank God before we begin the day. “Cow what are you waiting for? ‘’Said the Ant. “We have a visitor’’, he replied ‘’O man, I guess you are in search of what to eat? We ants, 

GIVE ME ISAAC

God:   Give me Isaac!

Me:    Why Isaac? Why not meet Abraham

God:   You are Abraham

Me:    Here you come, then where is Isaac?

God:   Isaac? That gift, talent and the opportunities which you’re not entitled to because of your ‘’age’’, but I gave you, is he?

Me:    So you are now collecting him back?

God:   No! I’m saying sacrifice him

Me:    Ok! Ok! I will gather and do just that now, is that ok by you?

God:   No!

Me:    Here we come again, what else?

God:   I want you to sacrifice him at Moriah

Me:    No, No! You are getting too far. Do you know what I have gone through to convince Sarah to allow me sacrifice him? I have to take him to Mesopotamia for God’s sake, Moriah is local, Old fashioned, too demanding and rugged. Sarah wouldn’t even agree to that, not even going.

God:   She wouldn’t understand because she laughed when I wanted to give him to you she doesn’t have to go with you because she pushed you to having Ishmael.

Me:    Alright, you won. Ok! You won

God:   Remember it is cheerfully given Isaac

Me:    Now, Moriah, I come alone without Sarah. I come, without Ishmael. I come, my servants. I come, let Isaac now be accepted.

God:   Wait! He is a gift; that is, when I gave him, I knew I wouldn’t take him back

Me:    So you are trying me, or should I say testing me?

God:   No! I am God. I test no one

Me:    So what’s your mission for bringing me all this way?

God:   For you brought Isaac, not only that, but to this mountain, not minding Sarah’s idea of fashion and all sorts, or your desire for fame and some more, I am giving you this calf, as if that is no enough to sustain you all you all your life, I am giving you the ‘’whole earth”

Me:    JEHOVAH JIREH!

THE COLT WITHOUT JESUS

It is another Passover feast, people begin to gather together, buy gifts and send gift items to loved ones and so on.

Also, can you remember that it was just last year that Jesus rode on a colt through this route and people were shouting ‘’hosanna!’’, hailing Him and spreading their clothes and palm fronds on the ground for the colt to step on; it was also a glorious day for the colt to be used as the Lord’s chosen vessel.

However, do you know what happened just yesterday? That same colt moved majestically through this same path again, looking right and left, but it did not catch anybody’s attention. In fact, it was languishing in a state of disappointment about how the crowd did not hail and honor it this time around, it crossed the path of a truck pusher who poured dirt on it and shouted; ‘’who is the owner of this stupid ass?’’ the colt was enraged and cried aloud; ‘’Have you all forgotten me?! I was the one who carried Jesus and you honored and gave me a royal welcome as He rode on my back. Have you suddenly forgotten? ’’

Then in the midst of these lamentations. It was approached by an elderly Jewish man who said to it;’ have you forgotten that you are just an ordinary colt? The honor you received was all because you carried Jesus on your back, and if you want that honor once more, go and carry Jesus again and stop disturbing both yourself and the rest of us.’ With a great sense of sober reflection, the colt consequently went back home and learnt not to go out on its own orders.

Are you like this colt? ”…for without me, you can do nothing…’’ John 15:5