Mark 3
Clarity of Call!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church. Today is Wednesday, April 22
Do you ever feel misunderstood by people? How do you react when people question you or your motives for doing what you do?
Often, Jesus was misunderstood by those closest to Him. Listen to Mark 3:20-21, “Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, ‘He is out of his mind.'”
Jesus’ own mother and brothers thought he was out of his mind. How did Jesus respond? Did He stop his mission or move into a public relations plan so that people would better understand who He was and why He came? Did Jesus get emotionally hijacked by their efforts to stop Him?
No, none of that! Jesus did not react to people’s misunderstandings of Him; rather, He pressed into His mission, His life’s purpose of making His Father known, in word and deed. The good news is that by the end of the story, Jesus’ focused and persistent approach works and his family is won over by His loving resolve to live every day according to His life purpose. I doubt that if Jesus got hung up on their hang ups, that would have happened…
Seize the moment and when you are confronted by people’s confusion, even your own family, don’t take it personal and react defensively. Instead of getting emotionally hijacked, seize the moment and use their confusion as an opportunity to stay on mission to show them the love of Jesus, if not in word, then in deed!
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