Mark 3:21
“He is out of his mind.”
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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