3 Days Without Destiny

Silence! It should produce calm, peace, and security. However, in my house silence produces the following question, “Where are the boys?” When I don’t see them or hear them for a short period of time, I get nervous and begin to look for them. I want to make sure they are O.K. and that they aren’t messing with something that will hurt them. My sons are “only” sons of God. Can you imagine losing “The” Son of God and not even looking for him?

Joseph and Mary were on the trip home. They were on the road, tired, busy, and distracted. They were focused on the destination, the journey, and the mechanics of getting there on time. In the blur of the moment they forgot Jesus. They forgot that the young man in their care had an unbelievable destiny. They should have been ashamed! Three days. Three 24 hour periods passed before they even noticed. Three nights in a row they fell sound asleep and never thought to ask, “Where’s the boy?” Embarrassing!!

But perhaps we should be the ones blushing. How many of us are so focused on our destination, our promotion, our problems, or our lives that we start moving toward our “place” only to forget and leave behind the people of destiny God has placed in our care. We leave so many behind in the blur of the trip. Destiny forgotten. Destiny abandoned.

It is imperative to learn from Mary and Joseph. Go back!! Retrace your steps and get your sons and daughters of destiny. Forget your pet problem. Deafen your ears to noise and ignore the distractions of the road. Go back long enough to find the men and women who have been abandoned on the trail. It requires a detour. It demands a change in plans. It will slow you down a little. It will delay arrival to your destination. We get further on our trip, we sleep well, and we see awesome scenery along the way. But have we forgotten our destiny child?