I wonder if
you have ever thought about how popular Jesus was in his day. The impression we
get at times is that he was loved by everyone right up until his rejection by
the Jewish authorities, his prosecution by the Roman authorities and his
ultimate death of crucifixion.
From the
early days of his time on earth the Lord Jesus was excluded and rejected. There
is quite a considerable period (from age 12-30) where we have very little
information about the behaviour and activities of the Lord Jesus but we do have
the commentary of God, the Father, when he publicly spoke from heaven (which
was a very unusual thing to do) and said the he was delighted with His Son.
This indicated that though there is scant information about these eighteen
years there is nothing in that period (or any other period for that matter)
that displeased His Father, God.
