Amazing Kid..

There was not much records about His growth from childhood until he was 32 years old but there are two sentences that described the growth of this Man with the Mission.
" the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon him.
And He grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. " I can see at least four areas that this Man grew. Physically- He grew up strong, probably because His step father was a carpenter and it is not presumptuous that he helped his father for their living. Intellectually - It says that He was full with wisdom, not just knowledge but wisdom. Wisdom is an applied knowledge for righteous living. Spiritually- the grace of God was upon Him and in favor with God. Socially- He did not only enjoy God's favor but also favor from men. He must have a very good relationship among His neighbors and lived a very balanced life. His growth is what everyone wanted to follow. A good guide also for rearing children.

There was one event recorded about His teenage years and that was when He was 12 years old. Yearly, his parents will always go the the capital city to celebrate a certain feast, the Capital City was about 3 days walk from their place, but it never a boring journey since their friends and relatives are traveling together, you could imagine their playful walk and uninterrupted storytelling, and when tired they will stop and eat their packed foods, sharing and comparing foods etc. etc. After the feast they will travel the same route back home. It was one of this journey back home that suddenly His parents after a day traveled noticed that the 12 year old boy was not part of the caravan. So they have other choice but tho go back to the Capital to look for Him. You can imagine how upset His parents were. When they arrived at the Capital they found their Son in the middle of teachers and learned men debating. So instead of getting mad they were amazed how their little boy able to engage in that debate with confidence, the teachers and the scholars were also stunned by the boy, of course if I am the father I would feel very proud of my Son. I would probably clap for every rebuttal he'll make. And the amazing thing was he was at home where he was, the Temple, their center of worship that it was fine with Him even if His parents did not came back to look for Him.

We'll we may ask, who is this little boy? Where did His wisdom coming from? Why is He at home in the Temple?