“And he stretched forth his hand toward his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!"
“For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (Matthew 12:49, 50.)
In Matthew 8:5-13 we read about a centurion who asked Christ to heal his servant. His faith was so great that he said all Christ would need to do is say the word and the servant would be healed. Jesus took this as a teaching opportunity to point out this great faith of the centurion.
So now, I would like to pose the question here, “How strong is our faith?” Would we be able to hand our lives over to Jesus and say “thy will be done”? It isn’t easy in this world of do-it-yourself to just let go and allow our Father to mold and shape our lives. How different would each day be if we were able to follow Him 100% without question?
In Mark 3:25 we read, “And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. It is impossible to follow Christ and follow Satan at the same time. We hear it all the time, that we need to be in the world but not of the world. How can we do this? In a world where we are being pulled in so many directions, it is so important for us to remember to study our scriptures and pray to our Father in Heaven for the strength to endure the stress and trials we meet on a daily basis.
John the Baptist sent 2 of his followers to Jesus to find out whether he was the Messiah or not. In answer, Jesus cured many of the people right in front of them. “Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” (Luke 7:22-23)
He spoke to the people of their need for signs instead of faith. It is so important for us to remember that our faith is enough. We don’t need, and probably will never have, big miracles and signs to strengthen our faith. Sisters, I believe that miracles are happening each and every day. They are not as grand as the miracles of Christ’s ministry on this earth, but that is because we do not need them. We have the scriptures to teach us about Him. And we have a living prophet on this earth today. And we have been blessed with the Gift of the Holy Ghost. We do not need anything else, except the strength to be able to say to our Father in Heaven, “thy will be done” and allow Him to mold and shape our lives. I know that as we read these scriptures together each week, we can strengthen each other. We need to be able to lift each other up, and to help each other to become true followers of Jesus Christ. In Luke 8:21, Jesus says “My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. He is waiting for us to come to Him, so that he can share the happiness that He has to give. He wants us to become his “mother and brethren.”
This is what I took from the reading assignment for this week. What are your thoughts? Will you join me in following the will of the Father?
Posted by Kim Brown
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