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MOTHER AND BROTHER

 

 

Mark 3: In spite of the rulers accusations Jesus healed a man on the Sabbath. He asked them whether it was lawful to do good or evil on the Sabbath and they couldn’t answer, or didn’t want to. Jesus was really getting angry at the Pharisee’s who were always plotting to kill Him.

 

Large crowds from Galilee began gathering around Him, so much so that He suggested they get a boat in case He needed to use it to avoid the crowd. More demons were beginning to show up and Jesus told them to keep quiet as it was not His time yet.

 

He went up the mountainside and called those He was to choose; and He designated them as apostles. Afterwards Jesus entered a house and so many people gathered that they couldn’t eat. They began accusing Him of being from the devil and he preached to them in parables pointing out to them that Satan would not try to drive out Satan because his house would fall. Jesus then warns them of the one unforgivable sin, that of blaspheming the Holy Spirit. This is an eternal sin. He said this because they were accusing Him of having an evil spirit. Verse 29: “But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, he is guilty of an eternal sin.”

 

Jesus’ mother and brothers came and someone told Him. He asked them who His mother and brothers were and he answered His own question stating that anyone who does His Father’s will. Verse 35: “Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

In a very non-aggressive way Jesus tells them that salvation is of the Father and anyone who does His Will shall be saved.

 

If you want to be part of His family all you have to do is accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. This is the reason He came to earth, and is the reason we were born; to give people a chance to accept or reject His message. By doing nothing one is rejecting the opportunity for salvation. Action must be taken, acceptance is the key, and the gift is free. We are all sinners, we were born in a sin state because of Adam and Eve; there are no exceptions. Whether you are good, bad or indifferent you are a sinner and you must be forgiven and the only way you can be forgiven is to ask Jesus into your heart. Yes, I know this is a faith step, but faith is the only way. There is no way to prove Jesus’ claim other than to accept His gift in faith, and experience for yourself the fruit of knowing that you are truly a child of God; that you are the mother or brother or sister of Jesus as He Himself so stated in this chapter.

 

PROOF FOLLOWS FAITH…………………… FAITH DOES NOT FOLLOW PROOF.