{"id":583,"date":"2023-05-26T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/?p=583&2023"},"modified":"2023-05-23T18:00:19","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T00:00:19","slug":"teaching-through-life-matthew-12-46-50","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/gospeladventure\/teaching-through-life-matthew-12-46-50\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching Through Life: Matthew 12:46-50"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"spoiler spoiler-style-2\"><div class=\"spoiler-title\">Focus Passage: Matthew 12:46-50 (NIV)<\/div><div class=\"spoiler-content\">\r\n<p><sup>46\u00a0<\/sup>While Jesus was still talking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, wanting to speak to him. <sup>47\u00a0<\/sup>Someone told him, \u201cYour mother and brothers are standing outside, wanting to speak to you.\u201d<\/p> <p><sup>48\u00a0<\/sup>He replied to him, \u201cWho is my mother, and who are my brothers?\u201d <sup>49\u00a0<\/sup>Pointing to his disciples, he said, \u201cHere are my mother and my brothers. <sup>50\u00a0<\/sup>For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"passage-read-more\">Read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew 12:46-50&amp;version=niv\" title=\"Read the passage on BibleGateway.com\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"hyperlink-underlined\">Matthew 12:46-50<\/a> in context and\/or in other translations on BibleGateway.com!<\/p><\/div><\/div>\r\n<p>One of the amazing things Jesus always seemed to do is turn regular life events into powerful teaching moments. Whether it is from a question that someone in the crowd asks Him, or a challenge that a Pharisee or religious leader throws at Him, or even from something Jesus sees happening among His disciples, Jesus always has a perfect illustration for the occasion. <\/p>\r\n<p>It is no different with the event that we\u2019re looking at in this journal entry. Whether Jesus had this illustration waiting for an opportunity to share, or whether God inspired Him in the moment with a powerful truth for those listening, Jesus turns a simple message into a powerful teaching moment.<\/p>\r\n<p>The crowd was extra thick on that day, and Jesus\u2019 family came because they wanted to speak with Him. The Bible doesn\u2019t tell us what Jesus\u2019 family wanted to share with Him, because that is less relevant than the key idea Jesus shares about God wanting to draw people into His family, and that obedience is one key to being a member.<\/p>\r\n<p>While Jesus could have asked the crowd to make a path for Jesus\u2019 family to come through, or made His way out to see them, He instead uses this opportunity to draw our attention onto God\u2019s adoptive family \u2013 which we can all be a part of \u2013 as a powerful, relevant, and amazing truth that perfectly fit the moment.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>This helps to teach me and push me towards the importance of looking for teachable moments in life. Jesus turns every possible opportunity into teaching moments for those following Him and this is because experience is often the best teacher. While this event seems to be spontaneous, I believe the Holy Spirit pulled the events together to help turn this unprompted event into a powerful lesson that people would remember.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<div id=\"aj-wrap-up--583\" class=\"aj-wrap-up\"><p><em>This thought was inspired by studying the <strong>Walking With Jesus<\/strong> \u201cReflective Bible Study\u201d package. To discover insights like this in your own study time, <a class=\"underline\" href=\"https:\/\/reflectivebiblestudy.com\/\" title=\"Check out Reflective Bible Study!\">click here<\/a> and give Reflective Bible Study a try today!<\/em><\/p><p><em><a class=\"underline\" href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onClick=\"rbs_aj_inline_subscribe(this, '583');\">Subscribe<\/a> to this blog and never miss an insight.<\/em><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of the amazing things Jesus always seemed to do is turn regular life events into powerful teaching moments. 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