We must never forget, children, that Jesus is the Son of God! He became a little child, and lived on earth as a man, in order that He might die for us; but after His death on the cross, He rose from the grave, and went back to heaven, and there He is now, ready to help us at any moment when we speak to Him. He is alive for evermore! Nazareth was not a very good place, but the Holy Child Jesus was brought up there for thirty years. He, who did no sin and was pure and good, lived in the midst of sinful people, so that He might be a holy pattern to all of us—showing that we may be good with God's help wherever we are! IV. Found in the Temple It is nice to think that the dear Lord Jesus was a boy, just the age that you little boys and girls are to-day. And in His holy and blameless life, while He lived on this earth, we have the great Example of how we ought to live too. The Jews went up to Jerusalem to worship at the Passover Feast every year, and when Jesus was twelve years old, Joseph went up to worship as other Jewish men did, and the mother of Jesus went too. A number of other people from the country villages travelled together, so that there was a very large company. When they all set out to go home again, Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, and His mother and Joseph went a day's journey before they found out that He was not with the rest of the travellers. But when they could not find Him, they turned back again to Jerusalem, and looked for Him for three whole days. [Illustration: LISTENING TO THE LEARNED MEN AND ASKING THEM QUESTIONS.] At length, they found Him in the Temple of God, listening to the learned men and asking them questions. And all that heard Him were astonished at His understanding and His answers. Then His mother told Him how she and Joseph had looked for Him so long. And He gave them that gentle answer which, from the Son of God and the Son of man as He was, meant so much, "How is it that you looked for Me? Did you not know that I must be about My Father's business?" He was speaking of His Heavenly Father, and of the glorious and loving work which He had come on earth to do. His mother Mary thought a great deal about His sayings, and though she could not fully understand all that was going to happen, she watched her gentle Son with ever-increasing wonder and love, as she saw His obedience and wisdom, and how He grew towards manhood, loved and praised by all who knew Him. To all children, just growing out of children into boys and girls, our blessed Lord's obedience comes as a great encouragement. The Bible says He was "subject" to His parents; that means that He was always ready to obey in His earthly home, and to live a quiet life in a carpenter's shop in the lowly town of Nazareth! V. At Jordan