Madness or Holy Zeal?

 

 Mk 3:20-21

Jesus Accused by His Family and by Teachers of the Law

²⁰ Then Jesus entered a house, and again a crowd gathered, so that he and his disciples were not even able to eat. ²¹ When his family heard about this, they went to take charge of him, for they said, “He is out of his mind.”

These two short verses give us a glimpse of how Jesus was perceived by some: his energetic preaching and healing, his "outlandish" message, his TV Evangelist popularity, who could explain it, and would it ever stop?  Jesus was on a mission and his zeal caused astonishment and distrust, but this did not stop him. In case we're tempted to join the critics, let us stop and see the whole picture, especially his love for us and his zeal to share that love and set us on fire with it. May we turn the crowd's criticism toward ourselves and see that it is we who are mad for not giving Jesus full reign in our lives.

Bro. Rene

Dear Jesus, help me to climb on board with you, accept you and your teaching and become one of your zealous disciples. Amen.