Daily Devotional

-February 22, 2021-

Good morning, happy Monday,

-The Importance Of Doing God’s Will-

“But He answered them, saying, ‘Who is My mother, or my brothers?’ And He looked around in a circle at those who sat about Him, and said, ‘Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother.’”

(Mark 3:33-35).

Jesus’ number one priority while on earth and always is to do the will of the Father. He spoke about it, and most of all He did it. John 4:34 says, “Jesus said to them, ‘My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to finish His work.’”He also prayed in the Garden of Gethsemane, “…Father, if it is Your will, take this cup away from Me; nevertheless not My will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42).

As believers in Christ, our highest priority should be to pray for God’s will, to desire God’s will, and to do God’s will. Those who are unsaved seek only their own will. God knows the future, what is best for us, and what is in keeping with His plan in the world.

There was always a crowd around Jesus which made it very hard to get close to Him. On this occasion, His mother and brothers were standing outside and wanted to see Him and speak to Him. Someone in the crowd brought this to His attention. Interestingly, His answer was, “Who is My mother, or My brothers?” It wasn’t that He didn’t know who they were, but He used this occasion to show who He was closest to. At this time His brothers did not believe in Him, and they thought He was not in His right mind. Later on, praise God, two of His brothers, James and Jude both got saved, became leaders in the church, and wrote an epistle in the Scriptures.

Jesus looked at those in the circle around Him, and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers!” In other words, that these were the ones closest to Him, His followers, those who shared His commitment to the Father. He said, “For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister, and mother.” We share this same sentiment. We are closer with our fellow believers than we are to with our natural relatives.

Jesus made this clear in Mark 6:4, … A prophet is not without honor except in his own country, among his own relatives, and in his own house.”The bond in Christ is so much stronger. It is a double blessing however, when a relative is also a believer in Christ.

We miss our unsaved relatives a lot during this pandemic, but we miss our brothers and sisters in Christ even more because they share the same faith in and love for our Savior. We serve the Lord with them here on earth and will spend eternity with them in heaven.

Have a blessed day seeking and doing God’s will and being close to the saints.

Dean