The Family of God Matthew 12:46-50 READ
Psalm 68:6 says that God sets the solitary in families, and that’s true- I love that I am in the Family of God. I have bro an sis all over the world that I love with a deep abiding love.
Most people would say that we should love our families and the Biblical truth is that we should
1 Timothy 5:8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
The Bible is clear we should take care of our families.The Bible is clear we are to take care of our children and that we should honor our parents. Our birth families deserve honor.
Exodus 20:12 Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you.
But Jesus also makes it clear here (and in other places) that the will of God trumps the will of the family. That our highest devotion, commitment and love should be for God alone.
Luke 14:26 “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.
This is a hard message in a world that idolizes and worships family as the center of everything.
Family becomes identity, a thing to worship, and where it becomes a problem is when it gets between you and your relationship with God.
I love my family. Love my wife and kids. But I’m not going to let my relationship with them get in the way of my relationship with God and doing his will. No way. Not doing that.
Lets talk a bit about the family of God, priorities and doing the will of God.

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