Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Luke 2:21-24
by: Steve Osborn.
Some things seem a little redundant—like saying ATM machine, false pretense, or please RSVP. What about dedicating God to God? If we think about it, that is what happened in this passage when Mary and Joseph presented Jesus to God at the temple with a sacrifice of purification. Ultimately, it was more about Mary and Joseph’s obedience. And yet, it was an important part of the process of Jesus being born and raised as a man in the Jewish tradition. Even in this, we can see the wisdom of God at work as we know that because Jesus was human, just like we are, yet did not sin (Hebrews 4:15), He was qualified to be the perfect sacrifice for our sins.