At First Jesus’ Brothers Did Not Believe In Him

Good morning, happy Thursday,

“For even His brothers did not believe in Him.”

(John 7:5).

When Jesus came to earth many believed and many did not. The amazing thing is that even his own brothers did not believe in Him. It shouldn’t surprise us. It was prophesied in Psalm 69:8, “I have become a stranger to my brothers, and an alien to my mother’s children.” It must have broken Jesus’ heart. Jesus said in Matthew 13:57, “…’A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house.’”

But praise be to God the story did not end in unbelief, for at least two of his brothers, who His half-brothers, got saved, and became great men of God. We do not know exactly when they were saved, but their lives were changed by grace through faith. Early on they have well been jealous of Him, and stumbled over Him. Then when they believed their lives were changed, and they received Him as their Lord and Savior.

Jude wrote the short book of Jude, and James wrote the book of James, which was a personal, powerful, and practical general epistle. Jude wrote, “Jude, a bondservant of Jesus, and a brother of James, to those who are called, sanctified by God the Father, and preserved in Jesus Christ” (Jude 1:1). James also described himself as “bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ…(James 1:1).

This serves to remind us of our family members who do not yet know the Lord. Though they aren’t saved yet, there is hope. We must pray daily for their salvation. God also looks at what we they can become in Christ, not what they may be in themselves or in this world today. God loves each person and desires that each one be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Have a blessed day praying for our families, sharing the gospel with them, and being an example to them. Stay safe and healthy.

Praying for those who do not yet believe,

Dean