Mark 3:31-35 Christ and Family Relationships

In this section of Mark's Gospel reveals the conflict our Lord faced on several fronts. He was…- maligned by His foes- misunderstood by His familyIn our last lesson we looked at the hostility of Christ's enemies and their blasphemous suggestion that He was under the control of Satanic power. In this lesson, we will look at a test in our Lord's life of a more subtle kind. No doubt this test from His family was a greater challenge to our Lord than the test with His foes. Like our Saviour, each one of us will come to cross road experiences in our Christian walk where we are faced with a decision between staying in the centre of God's will, walking the consecrated, crucified walk, or moving out of that place of consecration to accommodate the wishes of family. Our Lord's example will serve to both inspire and instruct us on the importance of faithfulness to the will of the Father in such circumstances.