Family
Mark 3:32-35

His family can’t get in. Mom and brothers are standing outside, evidently worried about his wellbeing. (3:20-21) They send word through the crowd, calling for him to come out and presumably go home with them.

Jesus’ response is shocking to our ears. He’s not being harsh. He loves his family and on the cross, he will see to it that his mother has someone to look after her. But while he is her son and their half-brother, he is eternally the Son of God. And he has come for a family not determined by DNA, but by faith. His true family is comprised of those who do the will of God.

And what is the will of God? “This is the will of my Father, that everyone who looks on the Son and believes in him should have eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.” (John 6:40)

Whatever else you may do right, if you do not believe in the Son you are not doing the Father’s will. God’s family is a family of faith in the Son. Will you believe and join the family today?