Why Jesus was Rejected

Why Jesus was Rejected

"For whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother” (Mark 3:35)

We must ask ourselves what caused men in Jesus’ day to say that He was working by the devil’s power?  What caused men to think Him mad?  What caused His mother and brothers to seek to restrain Him?  Those who thought Jesus evil or mad never submitted their minds and hearts to God to see Jesus as the Father saw Him, and as the Father ordained Him to be.

The religionists saw Jesus through eyes that had never submitted to God the Father, so they did not see that Christ’s mission was an expression of the Father’s will, that in Him they could find fellowship with the Father that they had vainly sought for so long.  Those who thought Him mad were living only on an earthly level - they lacked the discernment to see that what Jesus was doing extended far beyond their vision of free food and medical care.  They were simply fearful His ministry caused the religious establishment to rise up against Him.  

A man would have to be mad to risk such enmity!  They too failed to see Jesus’ mission was an expression of the Father’s will extending beyond their earthly visions of paradise.  They had not sought to know Christ outside of their own preconceived notions and, therefore, ultimately knew neither Him nor the Father.

Meditation:  What preconceived notions are preventing me from seeing Christ and His mission as the Father sees them?

Further Reading: Mark 3:20-35