Jesus increased

Luke 2:52

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God and man.

(Hey, I found something here, perhaps a gold nugget while going back to the Greek)

Jesus increased – G4298 – pro-ko-to – to advance to strike forward and cut forward a way. It comes from two Greek words pro and kopto (G4253 and G2875)

προκόπτω prokóptō, prok-op'-to; from G4253 and G2875; to drive forward (as if by beating), i.e. (figuratively and intransitively) to advance (in amount, to grow; in time, to be well along):—increase, proceed, profit, be far spent, wax.

Much like one clearing a path, Jesus did this from His youth and during his youth.  There were many philosophies of that Greek, Roman and Jewish, and even as a child, Jesus was plodding the way by beating down main line ideas and plodding a course to his adulthood and eventually our Lord and Savior. 

Help us Lord, the trod a path to your way with your words and wisdom.  We too, have many ideas and philosophies in our day, help us Lord, to drive forward through the wrong and find your way.

Rev Dan