A signature is an identifier of who you are or what you are known for.
Luke 2:49, And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought me? wist ye not that I must be about my Father's business?
I grew up watching wrestling. (I know, it’s all fake. Until you get slapped across the chest with a Wahoo McDaniel chop that is!) Anyway, we went to matches in Greensboro and Raleigh, NC about two or three times a year. Sometimes we went to smaller events such as the one we had on my home town ball field. Whether in the big cities or on ball fields in small mill towns, the wrestlers were known for their signature moves, calls, or even “uniforms”. Ric Flair is known for his “Wooo”, Dusty Rhodes for his figure four, Sting for his make-up, Hacksaw Jim Duggins with his two-by-four on his shoulder, and Ivan and Nikita Koloff for being Russians. Each one of these men portrayed some signature move, had a special call, or piece of their uniform to sell their image, to identify them.
In the book of Luke, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus had went to Jerusalem to worship. On the way back home, they had realized, Jesus was missing. When they returned to Jerusalem looking for Him, they found Him in the Temple, “sitting in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.” When asked, “What are you doing?” He said, “I must be about my Father’s business.” He came here with no other purpose than that of God’s Will. Jesus came to seek and save that which was lost. That is Jesus’ signature!
Friend, it ought to be our signature as well! We ought to be about our Father’s business! If we are not, we are missing the purpose of the church; to spread the Good News of the Gospel.
What is your signature? What are you known for?
