Mark 3:21
“He is out of his mind.”
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If we go with the norm, we are normal people for we tend to do what normal people tend to do.
But if our actions start to deviate from what men define as “normal”, then we would be called “abnormal”, “weird”, “out of his mind”. And so when we start talking about and sharing the life of Jesus to others and the salvation He brings, our friends would start to frown and call us weird.
And for Jesus, this was made worse by the fact that even his relatives called him that way, and even tried to seize Him, maybe to lock him up or bring him to a mental institution.
And what drove them to charge him that way? Because His teaching, for the Jewish leaders, were unconventional. Because his actions deviate from the norm. Because His principle is simply not doable. But Jesus knows that if we want to be perfect like the Father, we need to up the standard, not only one notch, but a hundred-fold.
So merely looking at a woman with lust is already adultery. You do not just love those who loves you, but you also love your enemies. Sabbath is not anymore a day of rest, but the opportunity to experience God’s presence through companionship through sharing. And the demons should not be feared, but rather should be faced head on and be casted out of our hearts.
And even at death, He transformed the symbol of tyranny, sin and death into a symbol of hope, faith and unending love. The cross becomes the symbol of life and salvation of mankind.
How can we say that believing is Jesus is being out of our mind when all He teaches is love? That’s weird, isn’t it?
Let us pray +
Almighty Father, I am abnormal without You. Let me accept the love and salvation You offer and be normal in Your eyes. Amen +
Shout to God with cries of gladness…
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