Mark 3:31

Mark 3:31 says, There came then his brethren and his mother, and, standing without, sent unto him, calling him.  Jesus's brothers and mother did not come to Him but called for Him to come to them.  No matter how important we may feel that we are in life, we must always come to Jesus and never expect Him to come to us.  No matter why they called Him to come to them, they were asking Him to leave His calling to follow their calling.  We should never ask God to endorse what we feel is our calling and leave the work that He is doing in the world.  Verse thirty-two adds, And the multitude sat about him, and they said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren without seek for thee.  The multitude around Jesus told Him His mother and brothers were there. The multitude then become focused on Jesus's brothers and mother.  Our focus should never be on anyone but Jesus Christ and His teachings and calling if we are Christians.  It is too easy to let the world distract us, especially if it seems to be for a good reason.  Verse thirty-three continues, And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?  Jesus then asked the crowd who His mother and brothers were.  A relationship with Jesus Christ is never based on a physical relationship, but a spiritual one.  Verse thirty-four states, And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren!  This is why Jesus looked at the crowd and declared they were His mother and brothers.  Verse thirty-five concludes, For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother. Jesus then expanded on that by saying that whosoever did the will of God was His brother and sister and mother.  He did not say that anyone who did the will of God was His Father though, because He had only One Father.  Though some people elevate Mary to some morally superior position, Jesus Himself said she was spiritually the same as everyone else.  It was by doing the will of God that she was a part of the family of God.  If you would be a part of God's family, you must do the will of God, which begins by accepting Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord, and if you haven't, there will never be a better time to do so.