OPENING THE DOOR FOR US

OPENING THE DOOR FOR US


With his quote today=
In Luke=Jesus is OPENING
The DOOR FOR US


To be his BROTHERS AND SISTERS
And part of his
VERY OWN FAMILY


“He said to them
'My mother and my brothers
Are those
Who HEAR the Word of God
And ACT ON IT'” Luke 8:21


There you have it=
ALL you have to do
Is keep
The WORD OF GOD
And you are PART
Of Jesus' FAMILY


At first it looks like
He is IGNORING
His mother and brothers


But he IS NOT
He is USING the occasion
To show us
And the apostles


HOW to create an=even broader FAMILY
And including you and me


He is OPENING THE DOOR
FOR US


“He and all
His FAMILY


Were devout and God-fearing
He gave generously
To those in need


And prayed
To God regularly” Acts 10:2


“He must manage
His own FAMILY WELL
And see that his children
Obey him


And he must do so
In a manner
Worthy of full respect” 1 Timothy 3:4


“God sets the lonely
IN FAMILIES
He leads out


The prisoners
With singing
But the rebellious
Live in a sun-scorched land” Psalm 68:6


We NEED NOT
Be lonely any further
For we BELONG
To the FAMILY OF CHRIST


We are his brothers and sisters
We are PART
Of his family


Jesus defines FAMILY
“As those who hear
The WORD OF GOD
And ACT ON IT”


IF we are following his WORD
That makes us
PART OF Jesus' family


Jesus OPENS THE DOOR
To all of us
To be part of his family


“A friend loves
At all times


And a BROTHER
Is born
In a time of adversity” Proverbs 17:17


“One who has unreliable friends
Soon comes to ruin


But there is a FRIEND
Who sticks closer
Than a BROTHER” Proverbs 18:24


And his name is JESUS CHRIST
A MEMBER of our own family
And who LOVES US
As such


ALL we have to do
Is KEEP the Word of God
And Jesus OPENS
THE DOOR FOR US


To be a part
Of HIS OWN FAMILY


In Jesus'-our BROTHER'S NAME=and in the name of our ALWAYS LOVING FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
9-23-19




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick