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Mark 3:20-21 - Jesus goes home

A short 2 lines - with a shocking truth.

Mark 3:20-21
Then he went home, and the crowd gathered again, so that they could not even eat. And when his family heard it, they went out to seize him, for they were saying, "He is out of his mind."

Just these 2 lines here, and we see Jesus's return home in a shocking way. Normally when we return home after a long trip, we expect to be welcomed and everyone to be happy.But look at the reaction of Jesus's family! They not only not welcome him, they even call him crazy! Could you imagine your own parents calling you crazy?

We see in these short verses the ultimate rejection of Jesus - by even those he was bounded by blood to. This man, God himself in flesh - rejected by not only the nation he came to save, but everyone save his own apostles.

What is the significance to us?

Many of us reject Jesus and His teaching. We say, "but we're Christian!". What is Christian, really? Are we Christian if we simply believe in Christ?

My answer is yes, and no. Yes, because we are saved by Christ's sacrifice for us on the cross, and have new hope because of his resurrection. No, because the whole idea of the word "Christian" means "little Christs" - i.e. we should reflect Christ's glory in every way of our lives - which if any of us claim to do so, we'd be pretty ignorant about the whole concept of sin. This is the very rejection that Jesus faced back then. Being made co-heirs with Christ through His blood - we reject His teaching and His righteous ways for sin still.

Maybe you've heard this saying - that we are twice owned by God. Once, because He created us, and once more, because He redeemed us when we were dead in our sin.

Twice owned, but still rejecting. But Christ was the perfect substitute for us, so I won't suggest thrice owned. Instead, I'd suggest we are infinitely owned by God; infinitely indebted to Him - because Christ's death has similarly infinitely paid the price of all sin.

With that in mind, can we live our lives in a way more responsive to God's infinite grace?
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