The Womb of Christ

“Whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother." (Mark 3:35)

When driving down the highway, I have sometimes missed my exit because of being distracted. I have also sometimes missed God's will because of wrong focus on my job, worldly attractions or fear. When this happens, it is vital to recognize the problem, turn around and find the right way. What sense does it make to keep going South or East if the guide says the way lies to the North?

It is totally impossible to actually obey God unless we are genuine brothers or sisters of Jesus. “Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” And, even if we are alive in Jesus, we can still be distracted or frightened away from doing God's will. Jesus warns us that there is a danger of becoming withered branches. (Jn 15)

God’s will is, first of all, that we recognize that we have a horribly broken relationship with Him. It is His will that we would trust in Jesus’ death for us as payment for our disobedience and as healing of that relationship. When we do this we actually become the brother or sister of Jesus because God not only adopts us as His son or daughter but actually gives us the gift of His own Spirit. By this miracle, our very substance becomes the same as God’s. God is a consuming fire and the fire of His Spirit begins to fill and transform our soul. All who are led by God’s Spirit are sons of God and brothers or sisters of Jesus.

The wonderful truth is that as we do the will of God in this world, we also become Jesus’ mother. Obeying the will of God will lead to the life of Christ being born into some of those who are impacted by our obedience. How sad to realize how much we may be missing by being distracted from daily following Jesus. We may even be involved in some ministry and still fail to have any real effect on people because of being disconnected from Jesus. Our involvement may be more of a negative than a help. In contrast to the waste of such a distracted life, our earthly life and obedience can become the womb for the life of Christ to continue to enter into the world.

Project:
- Let’s each plead for God to reveal His will for us today.
- Let’s expect Him to work through us today.
- Let’s daily take time to personally renew our focus on Jesus and our dependence on Him.