I included all this in my lesson to show the big picture. Luke didn’t write about Jesus the twelve-year-old to give my kids an example they could relate to and follow. Rather, Luke paints a portrait of a Savior who submits so completely to God—both to God’s law and to God’s plan of redemption through the cross—that we can only watch in wonder. The main point is not that we too should obey, but that Jesus did obey.
