Doing the will of the Father
Matt 12:50 - For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother. When Jesus was told that his mother and brethren were waiting for him and desiring to speak with him, He responded by stretching his hand towards his disciples and saying that it is really those who “do the will of my Father which is in heaven” who are his true brethren. It’s notable that He did not point to the multitude and simply say that those who “believe in me” are my brethren like we might expect. I think this highlights the necessity of those who claim allegiance to Christ to faithfully follow Him in discipleship and be about the business of doing His will as our new focus and goal. It is a marked change and transformation that sets a new course and a new pattern of life and what distinguishes us as His people. Now some will quickly pull out Jn 6:40, which states that it is the will of the father to believe in the Son, to try and minimize what ...