The Bible clearly teaches us that as Christians, we are to be followers of Christ…

In Mark 3 we read how Jesus’ Mother and Brothers came looking for Jesus…

And Jesus asked the question, “Who are my mother and my brothers?”

Jesus had overthrown many conventions earlier in this chapter, so why not one more?

Here’s the backstory:

Jesus’ life and mission revolved around the will of God.

Our highest priority in life is to serve our Creator, as the Bible clearly says we have been created for His pleasure.

Only the Creator and Author of each one of our lives can require such devotion, how-be-it He doesn’t demand it, He only requests that, as an act of our free will, that we surrender to Him daily in His service.

The “sheep” must learn to follow their Shepherd, as He alone knows where the Green Pastures are and the Still Waters.

To put it another way, as a loving omniscient (All-knowing) God, He knows every detail of each of our futures, and the Bible says, He goes before each one of us to make our path straight (see Prov 3:5-6).

In Colossians 3:17 we are told, WHATEVER we do in word and deed, do it as unto the Lord.”

In Romans 12:1-2 the Apostle Paul admonishes us, “…to present our bodies as a LIVING SACRIFICE, holy and acceptable to God, which is our reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

I particularly like the Phillips translation of verse 2, which says,

“Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-mould your minds from within.”

In Mark 3, when Jesus asked, “Who are my family,” He was stating that there are some matters and some relationships that transcend the normal blood relations known as “family.”

Notice how in verse 34 and 35 that those who were seated around Jesus were His disciples (His followers), and per 1 John 2:6, as followers of Christ, of all those who say that they abide in Him, our place is to sit as His feet that we may learn to walk as He walked in His earthly ministry, totally submitted and Reliant upon the Holy Spirit and His Father in heaven.

1 John 2:6

“He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.”

This is the assignment of every Christian; and so as christians, after having been born again, this new life in the spirit has been birthed in each one of us.

And so Jesus, in verse 35 asks the question, “Who is my mother and who are my brothers?”

And his answer is, “whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.”

SELAH (let us pause and calmly think about these things)
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