It Must Be Done

Today's sermon that I preached deals with Luke 2:41-52.

We all have things that we are supposed to do even if we do not feel like it or are understood as to why we do them. Such as saying good-bye. Some see saying good-bye as a permanent thing and yet others see it as a temporal thing especially, for those of us who name Christ.

Jesus had to deal with the fact that he had stayed back in Jerusalem when his parents had gone a day's journey before Mary and Joseph realized that he was missing. When they found him they asked Jesus why he had caused them such great pain and agony in his decision to stay back. Jesus answered by saying that he was to be at the Temple and that he must do his Father's work. Indeed, he was listening and talking and learning from the leaders. However, his parents could not understand why Jesus had to do these things even when he mentions that his heavenly Father told him to do so.

What we have to deal with is do we do what we are supposed to do? When we are called to do something do we listen even when we are misunderstood or do we forget the idea or suggestion because it does not seem practical? Unfortunately, Jesus' ministry was constantly misunderstood and sometimes we are too, but that does not excuse us from doing those things that we are to do.

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Today was my last day in Chetek, Wisconsin at Prairie Lake Evangelical Covenant Church. I am going to miss the people and their hospitality. This is the third time that I have had to say good bye to a congregation do to internship. The first was when I was in college and the other two happened this year. The first occurred a month ago when I left the Covenant Retirement Communities. To accomplish my seminary internship I had two sites where I was part-time. Nonetheless it has been a hard day, but I look to the future and I am excited to see where God will put me.