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"As Was His Custon" - Ted Wilson in Adventist World Magazine
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"As Was His Custom"
 Following the habits of Jesus
Ted N.C. Wilson - December 2013 Adventist World
 
For unto us a Child is born,” Isaiah prophetically penned more than 700 years before the birth of Christ (Isa. 9:6). More than 1,700 years after Christ’s birth, the great composer, George F. Handel, set those prophetic words to music in the mighty oratorio Messiah. During the month of December this masterful work is performed in countless concert halls, auditoriums, and churches as people around the world celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
 
As we remember the wonderful event of Christ’s birth, and that He is indeed “Emmanuel . . . God with us” (Matt. 1:23, KJV), let’s take the opportunity not only to remember His birth, but also to consider the ways that He “increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men” (Luke 2:52).
 
The Habits of Jesus

Studying the life of Christ during His public ministry, we notice certain customs, or habits, that He no doubt developed during His childhood.
 
In Mark 1:35 we see Jesus in the morning, “having risen a long while before daylight, He went out . . . to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” Later, in Mark 10:1, we see multitudes gathering around Him, “and as He was accustomed, He taught them again.” Luke 4:16 shows Jesus returning to Nazareth, “where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read.”
 
These habits were so much a part His life that we see them recorded several times in the Gospel writings.


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