363 Days And "Lost Years"

     Here in Mississippi we have what we call either  "Sunday morning Baptists" or "back row Baptists". If you don't know what that mean, it's the one who show up in Church on Sunday to pay their guilt offering while sitting in the back row with Saturday night still on their breath.
     Don't get me wrong here now. I am not in any way judging those folks. But I was watching a preacher on TV today who mentioned 2 day Christians and I wanted to share his message with y'all.
He wasn't judging anybody but, I think, encouraging everybody. He said in his area he has a lot of once a week Christians but he also has a lot of twice a year Christians. Those who celebrate Christmas and Easter. The birth of Christ and His resurrection.

     That leaves 363 days a year (364 on leap year) to do what?

     To celebrate the life of Jesus!

     The so called "lost years"of Jesus's life aren't lost to anybody with at least a half a brain. He lived in an area controlled by Rome. His father was a carpenter or some translations say "craftsman" . In the area around the Sea of Galilee fishing was an important part of  the diet and economy so Jesus probably fished. Doesn't it make sense that He knew the Apostles or had at least met some if not all of them before He called them to follow Him?

     "The Lost Years"? At the wedding, Jesus told His mother, "My time is not yet come".
So why no mention in the Gospels of those 30 odd years of His life? Because He was becoming the man to fulfill the prophesies.
     Pretty simple, isn't it?

     So more than just Christmas and Easter celebrate His birth and resurrection. More than just every or the occasional Sunday go to Church... Each and every day let us celebrate the life of Jesus!