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Watchman: Daily Devotional, We Don’t Appear to Understand the Full Extent of That Truth Today. Our Assemblies Are More Like Locations Where We Meet Together With Like-Minded Friends Than With Family

Matthew 12:48-50 (NIV) 48 He replied to him, “Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?” 49 Pointing to his disciples, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers. 50 For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.” After Jesus entered Samaria, the Gospel accounts rarely mention his family. There was a shift after His resurrection, but they did not follow Him during His ministry. This is a rare occurrence. Jesus was probably speaking to a large gathering in a structure. His relatives had conveyed word that they wished to chat with him. Jesus’ reaction was not one of rejection of his family. He was expressing a profound truth. Families that do the will of the Father in heaven are the most important. We don’t appear to understand the…