Both the one who makes
people holy and those who are made holy are of the same family. So Jesus is not
ashamed to call them brothers and sisters.
Family is important. Our families are the ones we return to in
the evenings, the ones we invite to enjoy meals together, the ones we share
good news with, and the ones we lean on when times are tough. People usually
consider family to be those folks that they share a common “blood bond” with…they
are “related” in some manner by birth. But family can also be created through
some life experience that two parties have gone through together, and since
they did it together, they see each other as family. Regardless of the definition,
we can all agree that family is important. In the text above, we see that we
are a part of a much bigger family than what we traditionally define here on
earth. Through our faith in Jesus, we are a part of God’s family…we are
children of God. And much like the traditional family definition, blood is
involved with this family as well. For when Christ shed his blood on the cross,
died and then rose victorious, this family of believers was created. It was
through Christ that our relationship with God was restored and we could look to
him as Father again, holy and blameless before his sight. Despite our sinful
ways, Christ looks at us unashamed…and presents us before the Lord as members
of his family. Of all the good things that God pours into our lives, that one
stands heads and shoulders above it all. Completely undeserved and completely
perfect love…uniting all believers as family under one Father. Rest in that
today. To God alone be the glory!
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