Luke 8:19–21 (ESV) — 19 Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but
they could not reach him because of the crowd. 20 And he was
told, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, desiring to see
you.” 21 But he answered them, “My mother and my brothers are
those who hear the word of God and do it.”
NOTE: At some point and maybe always,
Jesus' true family became the family of God. I'm sure he loved and cared for
his family, but they were his earthly family, temporal, and seen. His true
family, those who have faith in God is eternal and not all seen (since some
have passed on). The family of God must ultimately take precedence even over
our earthly family. That is very hard to think or even contemplate. At least we
feel loved in our earthly family, but certainly not always loved by the family
of God. And yet, the Father, the Son, and the Spirit love us in a manner that
even our earthly family could never love us. It is absolute for a believer, and
unchanging. It knows no boundaries and the size cannot be measured.
PRAYER: Father,
thank you for the sacrifice of your son, and the love that has been bestowed on
one as unworthy as I.
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