A man calls Jesus’ attention to his mother and brothers waiting outside for Him. Jesus uses even that simple moment to teach those around Him a little bit more about the Kingdom of God. He tells the man that his mother and brothers were those who did the will of the father in heaven (like his disciples). The point Jesus was making was that once we follow Him by putting our faith in Him, we get adopted into the family of God. We are now co-heirs with Christ (like Paul put it). We are now sons and daughters of God who can come with boldness before Him. He elevated every believer to a place of sonship which brings with it great benefits and great responsibility too! The benefits include free access and an eternal inheritance to name a few out of the many many blessings that are ours in Christ Jesus. A few of the responsibilities that we have are allowing suffering to complete its work in us and being filled and renewed by the Holy Spirit daily so that we bring Him glory.
While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. Someone told him, “Your mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.” He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.”
For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God. The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “ Abba, Father.” The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.
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My church Family is so important to me today! I absolutely love that my brother now attends Eagleville and just became a full fledged member. It is so amazing to have Eric be not just my brother but also my brother in Christ Jesus! Our Big family of believers that are all co-heirs with Christ. We are all beyond blessed, thanks be to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit