From our text, we see where Jesus places his family, in regards to His relationship with the Heavenly Father, and His purpose.
While Jesus was speaking to the people, His family show up, and want to speak to Him. Jesus gave a surprising response in the words of our text. In what He said, is Jesus saying that family is not important? No, but family is not to be more important than our relationship to God. and our ministry for Him.
But the irony of it is, that if we place God as first and foremost in our lives, our family relationships will be better, as well as all, of our relationships. God will show us from His Word, how we are to treat each other, and how we can minister to one another.
The main goal of our lives is to do the will of our Heavenly Father. In many families there are many expectations. And for some, if you don't meet those expectations, you are treated coldly. Some family members will not speak to one another for a long period of time because of this.
The greatest commandments are the expectations of our Heavenly Father. We are to love Him, with all that we have, and we are to love each other unconditionally. Yes, it is a matter of priorities, and a matter of humility and submission.
I know that even when I mess up and do not live up to the expectations of God, that He still loves me, and will not abandon me. We all need to get a grip on what is greatly important and adjust to fulfilling the will of God in all of our lives. GP
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