Read Matthew 12.46-50
"For whoever does the will of My Father who is in heaven, he is My brother and sister and mother." (Matthew 12.50)
ONE BIG HAPPY FAMILY
For the last eight years, we’ve had young soldiers and officers living in our home. Some may ask, “How can you do that? How do you have guests living in your home for days on end?” Well, we don’t consider these guys guests - they’re family. So now that they're family, it sheds a different light on how we interact and how we prioritize our relationships. For Jesus, there was no tension between biological family and His spiritual family. He saw them all as family. He simply met the needs of each family member as He could, when it was appropriate. He also got help from the brothers and sisters to meet the needs where He couldn’t. Isn’t that how big families work?
How would a family of 12 function differently than a family of four? How does this relate to the spiritual family?
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