Luke 2:49 “Why were you searching for me?” he asked. “Didn’t you know I had to be in my Father’s house?”
Three times in these two chapters in Luke Mary ponders things in her heart–when the angel Gabriel greets her to tell her she has found favor in Luke 1:29 (Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.), after the wise men came to visit baby Jesus in Luke 2:19 (But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.), and in today’s scripture, after they found 12 year old Jesus, oblivious to their panic, in His Father’s house.
Luke 2:50 But they did not understand what he was saying to them.
In a way, what I do each morning as I write these reflections constitutes pondering; what you do each morning as you read them is pondering. Google defines the verb ponder as “think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.” And I think our intentional pondering over scripture makes our Savior very happy.
Luke 2:51 Then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. But his mother treasured all these things in her heart.
Precious Savior, Thank You for the ability to ponder, to treasure, to savor Your word. Thank You for the ability to revisit Your word again and again and walk away nourished every time. Thank You for the comfort that can only come from familiarity and the growth that can only come from pondering. Draw us closer. Always. Amen.
Luke 2:52 And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.
Have a blessed day.