Thursday, April 6, 2017

Jesus' Brothers And Sisters And Mother

Mark 3: 21, 31-35

When His family heard about this (miracles, parables, etc.) they went to take charge of Him, for they said, "He is out of His mind."

Then Jesus' mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call Him. A crowd was sitting around Him, and they told Him, "Your mother and brothers are outside looking for you." "Who are my mother and brothers?" He asked them. Then He looked at those seated in a circle around Him and said, "Here are My mother and My brothers! Whoever does God's will is My brother and sister and mother."

Jesus' brothers didn't believe in Him until after His Resurrection. So when they heard all the fantastic stories about what He was doing and saying, they figured that they were responsible to "save Him from Himself" and take Him home to take care of Him. They even convinced their mom Mary.

I'm sure Jesus went outside to talk to them, and reminded Mary of His supernatural conception and birth events, which she had "pondered in her heart" and merely forgotten about in the years of every-day living. So they went home without Him, and He continued His ministry.

O my Father, may I never forget the love You lavished on me that day You saved me, and remained with me every day since.

Even so, come, Lord Jesus!