I noticed something very important in my meditation of Luke 2 today. Look at verse 52:
52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man. KJV
"Increased" here is the Greek word "prokopto", which means: to drive forward; to advance; to proceed. So Jesus, Who was God the Son, came to live on the earth as a human being without sin. Nothing that He accomplished on earth was accomplished by His power as God because He left that Glory in Heaven. He came to live exactly as one of us so that He could lawfully bridge the gap between us and God the Father. The verse above shows us this! Jesus had to grow up in the Word and in the things of God in the same way that we are to do! Look at verse 52 from the Amplified Bible:
52 And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and in stature, and in favor with God and men.
Notice that Jesus "kept increasing"! This we MUST do also, IF we want to walk in the fullness of the Covenant that HE has provided for us! There will be NO point of arrival during our natural lifetime! We will ONLY "arrive" when we see Him face to face! Look at 1 John 3:2:
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. KJV
So, if you have not been consistent in your study and meditation of the Word, in your prayer time, in your praise and worship time, and in your intimate fellowship with Him, repent (change your thinking to agree with God - only takes a moment in time!) and begin to pick it up RIGHT NOW! Let Paul's commitment from Philippians 3:10 be yours:
10 [For my determined purpose is] that I may know Him [that I may progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with Him, perceiving and recognizing and understanding the wonders of His Person more strongly and more clearly], and that I may in that same way come to know the power outflowing from His resurrection], AMP
Let is be said of YOU that YOU "increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men"! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "More To See":
Shalom in Him!
