Behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon. This man was righteous and devout, looking for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was on him.
He didn't recognize Joseph as His father at this point. "I must be about my Father's business."Now these are the first recorded words of Jesus. They are important, because they express the purpose of His existence. What is it? "I must be about my Father's business."Now I hear a lot of people say, "Oh, I know I ought to be doing that." That doesn't carry much force. Because we ought to be doing a lot of things we don't do. "Oh, I know I should, I really should." That doesn't carry much force.But when a person says, "I must." Listen, because now you are getting close to the real heart of the life. "I must be about my Father's business." That was the burden of the life of Jesus, to do the Father's will. "I must be about my Father's business."