Family Resemblance

Mark 3:35 (NKJV)
³⁵ For whoever does the will of God is My brother and My sister and mother."

Jesus tells us of our new spiritual family that comes about when we believe and follow Him. We don’t leave our earthly family or leave earth to reside in heaven upon our acceptance of Christ, though heaven is our destiny. Instead, we are included in a new family that He makes possible. He becomes our brother and God becomes our Father. Just as we were born into a family here on earth, we are reborn into God’s eternal family. Our time here is then becomes a period of growing up in Christ. We live and learn through our experiences. We encounter triumphs and failures. Our weakness and glory are revealed. We come to understand something of love and faith. Following Jesus is the will of God. As we do, we begin to look more and more like Him. We can’t help but have a family resemblance.