When we are outside of Christ and we determine to find him, we seek Him frantically, panicking and sorrowing that He is not found in the places we look for Him. We put our trust in others or in ideas that seem to point us to Christ, but as time goes by, we find that things were not as we supposed. People disappoint us, the authors of our books turn out to be profiteers, pastors prove to be only hirelings, and friends are only as actors in a play, we find no truth, no substance, no reality, no answers. 1.  How is it that ye sought me? Luke 2:49, “And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?” There are many seeking Christ today. This book will likely share a shelf with many others, the presence of which testifies to the fact that man seeks a relationship with God. But are we seeking God or are we seeking a way into God’s favor? Though subtle, there is a difference. As the feast drew to a close, the families that ate and played and worshiped together prepared for the long trek home. Assuming Jesus was with other family members of Joseph son of Jacob, they set upon their journey. Then, Jesus was nowhere to be found among the family! His parents sought Him desperately for three days; sorrowing all the while they were searching. They finally found Him conversing with the doctors of the Law in the Temple. He was so assured that they knew where to find Him, He asked, nearly surprised, “How is it that ye sought me? [Didn’t you know]…that I must be about my Father's business?” When we are outside of Christ and we determine to find him, we seek Him frantically, panicking and sorrowing that He is not found in the places we look for Him. We put our trust in others or in ideas that seem to point us to Christ, but as time goes by, we find that things were not as we supposed. People disappoint us, the authors of our books turn out to be profiteers, pastors prove to be only hirelings, and friends are only as actors in a play, we find no truth, no substance, no reality, no answers. We do not find the true Christ in the experience of the people around us or their leadership, we do not find Him in churches or seminaries, we do not find Him in books or lectures, sermons or songs, He is neither to be found in philosophies new nor old. We finally collapse in discouragement and despair and can feel it is no use to search any longer. We even entertain thoughts of conspiracy and sinister plots of illusion, or perhaps we surmise that God is not real at all; it is all fakery and a crutch to the hopeless and fearful, not for a thinking man or one who demands truth! This couldn’t be more mistaken. Just because the real Jesus is not where you look for Him does not mean He does not exist. What you, my friend, need to identify is “The Father’s business.” One Sabbath day, not much different than any other, everyone gathered at the synagogue to hear the scrolls of Moses and the Prophets read. Men above the age of thirty were given, in turn, the opportunity to read from the Law and or Prophets, with the rest of the rabbis. This Sabbath was different only in that this week, it fell to Jesus, the son of Joseph, to read. He read from Isaiah, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.” (Luke 4:18-19) Then He closed the book and said, “This day this Scripture is fulfilled in your ears.” Jesus, by reading this and confirming it, here shows us the prophesied and

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