Scripture
“As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are outside, and they want to speak to you. Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!” Matthew 12:46-50 (NLT)
Observation
When we follow Christ we gain an inheritance. God has given us the inheritance through his Son Jesus, we were called and now are united as brothers and sisters with Jesus. Because we have accepted Christ we are now one big happy family. (Ephesians 1:11)
Mary & the Pot Roast
Mary and Jesus brothers were standing outside, what did they think about what Jesus had said? I don’t know, I venture to say that they were used to the fact that Jesus was Gods only begotton Son at this point. Mary could have been like “just tell Jesus that dinner is at five and we were wondering if he will be having dinner with the prostitutes and tax collectors again.”
Application
I don’t know how you relate to Jesus. I have a fairly dynamic relationship, it changes based on the circumstances. Sometimes I do relate to Jesus as a brother or as a close friend. I know that I take Jesus with me and we do all kinds of cool things. Perhaps we should reconsider going to places that we cannot take Jesus?
Prayer
Hey Jesus, going on bro? I really appreciate our relationship.
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