Luke 8:19 says, Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press. Jesus's mother, Mary, and His brothers, her other children tried to get to Jesus, but the crowd prevented them from reaching Him. Some people claim that Mary only had one child, Jesus, but this is not what the Bible tells us. We will never have anyone or anything keep us from coming to Jesus if we desire to reach Him and come to Him by faith. Verse twenty adds, And it was told him by certain which said, Thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to see thee. Someone, or more than one person, told Jesus that His mother and brothers were standing outside desiring to see Him. Some today may tell Jesus that we are standing nearby waiting to see Him, but that will never bring anyone salvation. Evidently, Mary and Jesus's brothers either identified themselves or were recognized by those around Jesus. Verse twenty-one continues, And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it. Jesus said that His mother and brothers were those who heard and did the word of God. Jesus was not being disrespectful to Mary and His brothers, but was pointing out that physical relationships were not what was important, but spiritual ones are. It doesn't matter who our parents or brothers and sisters are in order for us to be saved, but only if we have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Verse twenty-two states, Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went into a ship with his disciples: and he said unto them, Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And they launched forth. One day, Jesus got on a ship with His disciples and told them that they were going to cross over to the other side. As Christians, we must be ready to go wherever Jesus sends us today, but we must always remember that the Holy Spirit is with us when we go. Verse twenty-three adds, But as they sailed he fell asleep: and there came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. While Jesus was asleep, a storm arose that threatened to sink the ship. As followers of Christ, we may encounter storms in life that seem to be ready to destroy us, but we must remember that Jesus is never asleep, or more accurately in our case, the Holy Spirit is never asleep. Verse twenty-four continues, And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, Master, master, we perish. Then he arose, and rebuked the wind and the raging of the water: and they ceased, and there was a calm. The disciple woke Jesus up and told Him they were about to perish. If we are in trouble today, we should bring our concerns to Jesus, but I don't believe that we should ever do so in fear, but in faith. Jesus calmed the winds. Verse twenty-five concludes, And he said unto them, Where is your faith? And they being afraid wondered, saying one to another, What manner of man is this! for he commandeth even the winds and water, and they obey him. Jesus asked them then where their faith was, and He may ask us the same thing today if we are always afraid of what is happening in the world. Those on the boat with Jesus asked what manner of man Jesus was, that even the winds obeyed Him. People who have nor accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and Lord may still ask what manner of man Jesus is because they have not accepted Him as their Savior and Lord and still see Him as only a mortal man, but we as Christians should never ask that question. We know Him as the only Savior that anyone can ever have and should rest peacefully in our relationship with Him, no matter what storms may be raging in our life.
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