Don’t Lose Sight

Luke 2:45--- And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him.

We might as well face it, strife has even infiltrated our church life.

It is true enough that the Church is now the Church militant.

But, as such, its warfare ought to be that of dedication to revealed truth and divine holiness, and not intramural bickering and carnal disputes.

We read in the second chapter of Luke that Joseph and Mary lost Jesus one day.

Where did they lose Him?

They lost Him in the most unlikely place in all the world-the Temple.

I have seen many people lose Jesus right in the church.

 I have seen them lose Him in a dispute about who was to be the song leader, who was to play the piano, who was to be a deacon, or who was to be the preacher. Yes, because we are human, though Christian, it is easy to lose sight of Jesus right in the temple!

Friends we appear to have lost sight of Jesus in our country and got our sight on sickness.

It’s time to refocus.