Read Luke8:19-21 "Then his mother and his brothers came to him, but they could not reach him because of the crowd. And he was told, "your mother and your brothers are standing outside, wanting to see you". But he said to them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it."
There are two conditions to be a part of Jesus' family......
1.hear the word of God...listen what God says...how it can be possible? God's words can be heard in different ways....through Bible...through Prayer...through worship....liturgy......how God's words can be identified from the words of evil?
God's words contain love...mercy...justice....reconciliation...forgiveness...sharing...liberation..restoration...peace...life...
Evil's words contain
hatred..ego..accumulation..greed...individualism..fame...power...exuses...violence...fundamentalism...
2. Do God's words...it is really challenging..not only preaching...not only hearing or listening...but be bold enough to stand for God's words..obeying or doing God's words is is not an easy job. When you start to do God's words...then real struggle starts...cross..rejection...abandonement......
But.....rejoice...you are in the family of Christ....you will be considered as sisters...brothers..fathers...mothers...in the larger family of Christ...
God calls us to be in this BIG family.....in the family of Christ....but...?
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