09/02/2026
KINGDOM FAMILIES; CONNECTED THROUGH BLOOD!
Word For Wednesday
“As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him. Someone told Jesus, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.” Jesus asked, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” Then he pointed to his disciples and said, “Look, these are my mother and brothers. Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!””
Matthew 12:46-50 NLT
At first, Jesus’ response can sound almost harsh.
His mother and brothers are outside asking for Him, and instead of immediately going to them, Jesus looks at the people around Him and asks:
“Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?”
But Jesus wasn’t rejecting His earthly family.
He was revealing that there is another family—a Kingdom family—created not by bloodlines, last names, genetics, social status, or where we come from, but by our relationship with God.
And that matters today.
We live in a time when people are more “connected” than ever, yet many have never felt more alone. We have hundreds of Facebook friends, followers on social media, group texts constantly buzzing, and phones that keep us connected to people around the world.
Yet somebody can still sit in a crowded room and feel like they don’t belong anywhere.
Jesus says there is a place where you can belong.
The family of God.
When we surrender our lives to Christ and begin walking in the will of our Heavenly Father, we become part of something much bigger than ourselves.
Jesus looked at His disciples and said:
“Look, these are my mother and brothers.”
Think about who He was pointing toward.
These weren’t people who all came from the same background. They didn’t have the same personalities. They didn’t always agree. They certainly weren’t perfect.
What united them was Jesus.
That is still what the Church is supposed to look like today.
Different backgrounds.
Different stories.
Different generations.
Different personalities.
Different struggles.
Different Nationalities.
One Father.
One Savior.
One family.
That means church should never simply be a building we visit for an hour on Sunday. It should be a family we belong to. We pray for one another. We encourage one another. We carry burdens together. We celebrate victories together. We forgive one another when somebody gets it wrong.
And when someone feels like they have nowhere else to belong, the family of God should be the place where they discover:
There’s a seat for me here!
Jesus also gives us something important to think about. He said, “Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven…”
Kingdom family isn’t merely about claiming the name Christian.
It’s about following the Father.
In a culture that constantly tells us, “Live your truth. Do whatever makes you happy. Nobody can tell you how to live,” Jesus gives us a completely different picture.
The question for the follower of Christ isn’t simply:
“What do I want?”
The question becomes:
“Father, what do YOU want?”
Because following Jesus isn’t just believing something.
It’s belonging to Someone.
And when we belong to Him, we discover that we belong to one another too.
Maybe today you have a wonderful biological family.
Thank God for them.
Maybe your family relationships are complicated, distant, fractured, or painful.
Jesus reminds us that our earthly family story does not have to be the end of our story.
There is another family.
A Kingdom family…A family built around Jesus Christ!
So look around the next time you gather with other believers. They may look different than you. They may dress different than you.
They aren’t simply the people sitting in the pew beside you.
According to Jesus…
Those are your brothers.
Those are your sisters.
That is your Kingdom family.
And in a world desperately searching for somewhere to belong, maybe one of the greatest things the Church can demonstrate right now is what it truly looks like to be the family of God.
-Pastor Aaron
