AND THE CHILD GREW
Luke 2:40 And the child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him. RSV Intro: The earnest expectation of every parents upon their children is all round growth, a stunted child is a child of reproach. From our text above, the scripture referring to Jesus revealed that He was once a child, but He did not remain a child. God refuse to send Jesus in form of a man (like Melchizedek Heb. 7:1-3) but as a child so that he will grow and also unveil the way to the Father and the desire of the Father. God has all the required power to send Jesus as a grown up man, but if such should happen then the mission of Jesus would have remain a great and uncomprehended mystery. If Christ Jesus came as a man, we would been seeing Christianity as a mere religion established only for the matured ones, but in other for Jesus to perfectly fulfil His mission then He proof beyond reasonable doubt that Christianity is not even a religion but a rela...