I Am The Family of Jesus

 

Then he looked at those around him and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers.  Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 3:34‭-‬35 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.3.34-35.NLT

I am Jesus' family if I do what He wants me to do.  I am part of Jesus' family because I do what he wants me to do.  Being part of His family is listening to the Word and obeying it.

God Sparks Enthusiasm in Me

Then Haggai, the Lord ’s messenger, gave the people this message from the Lord : “I am with you, says the Lord !” So the Lord sparked the enthusiasm of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the enthusiasm of Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the enthusiasm of the whole remnant of God’s people. They began to work on the house of their God, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies,

Haggai 1:13‭-‬14 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/hag.1.13-14.NLT

I need to be enthusiastic because I know God is with me in what I do.  I should be encouraged and do the work God has called me to do.  God will spark enthusiasm in me if I am open to what He is going to do in my life.

Jesus Calls Us His Apostles

Then he appointed twelve of them and called them his apostles. They were to accompany him, and he would send them out to preach, giving them authority to cast out demons.

Mark 3:14‭-‬15 NLT

https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.3.14-15.NLT

Jesus has called me to be his Apostle and share the message of Christ with everyone.  He has given me the authority to cast out demons and I have the authority to do this in His name.  I am to be a good example of a follower of Jesus and preach the Good News to everyone.  What does this scripture mean to you?

Put New Wine in New Wineskins

“And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the wine would burst the wineskins, and the wine and the skins would both be lost. New wine calls for new wineskins.”
Mark 2:22 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.2.22.NLT

God is going to do new things in my life.  I need to be open to what He's going to do in my life and follow His guidance for what I am going to do with my life.

Do Whatever It Takes to Bring People to Jesus

They couldn’t bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus.
Mark 2:4 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.2.4.NLT

The people that brought the paralyzed man to Jesus did whatever they could to get him to Jesus so he could be healed.  I should do whatever I can to bring people to Jesus so he can change their lives forever.  What does this scripture mean to you?

Jesus Went Where God Sent Him

But Jesus replied, “We must go on to other towns as well, and I will preach to them, too. That is why I came.”
Mark 1:38 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.1.38.NLT

Jesus went to another town even though he was successful ministering in the town he was currently at.  God wants me to follow Him and go where He sends me.  God doesn't want me to just stay in the same place.

Leave Everything and Follow Jesus

A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets. He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men.
Mark 1:19‭-‬20 NLT
https://bible.com/bible/116/mrk.1.19-20.NLT

I must give up everything to follow Jesus like James and John did.  They left their nets and followed Jesus before he was famous and before he'd performed miracles for them to believe in Him as the Son of God.

What does this scripture mean to you?